Giving Blood Samples for Disease Surveillance

Disease surveillance involves taking blood samples from volunteer patients to help us to monitor the immunity of the population to infectious diseases; currently the focus is on COVID-19 and the spread of respiratory viruses.

Blood Samples or Serological Surveillance

We are inviting patients who are attending routine blood sample appointments at their GP practices to give an extra sample of blood. 

The health care professional taking the blood sample will ask you if you are willing to have an extra blood sample taken to be stored and used for disease surveillance purposes.

You can find out more about serological surveillance by reviewing the attached patient information sheet.

Patient Information Sheet (Serology)