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From a hospital research governance and ethics point of view, could research samples be collected at the same time as patients other routine bloods are being taken?

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From a hospital research governance and ethics point of view, could research samples be collected at the same time as patients other routine bloods are being taken?

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Blood collection for research usually follows clinical blood collection. Patients will not suffer with additional needle stick. Blood samples collected this way contain a low number or none of the normal epithelial cells that could be introduced by needle sticking.