Introduction to the UK recommendations for the validation and adoption of capillary blood testing within the routine clinical laboratory: Consensus opinion from the LabMed Patient-Centred Testing and Sampling (PaCTS) group
Wednesday July 15th, 2026 - 11am ET, 4pm BST, 5pm CET
The LabMed UK Patient Centred Testing and Sampling group has just published its recommendations for the validation and adoption of capillary blood testing. Here, we introduce this paper and its ramifications.
Venepuncture is widely considered the gold standard for blood collection. Nevertheless, self-collected capillary blood sampling has gained recognition as a practical alternative in various contexts, promoting a more patient-centered, personalized, and cost-effective approach to healthcare. The NHS UK strategic plans for 2023–2025 highlight a move from hospital-based to community-based care and from treating illness to prevention. Self-collected capillary sampling, coupled with laboratory analysis, is already being used within some laboratories to support this transition.
This webinar has been created to guide clinicians, laboratory scientists, and policymakers through the rapidly evolving field of patient-centric sampling and to enable safe working within a routine clinical laboratory.
What you will learn
We will introduce the recommendations from the PaCT’s group, the rationale behind some of these, and some practical steps to consider.
Speakers
Timothy Woolley
Chief Scientific Officer, Inuvi Diagnostics; Editor in Chief, Journal of Patient Centricity
A multidisciplinary biomedical scientist by training, Tim began his career at the Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine at RAF Halton. Since leaving the forces, Tim has worked primarily in the private sector, co-founding Inuvi Diagnostics in 2018. Inuvi Diagnostics was the first laboratory in the UK to achieve ISO 15189 accreditation, including flexible scope for capillary blood testing. A passionate advocate of capillary blood testing and its role in patient-centric testing, Tim is a Director of the PCSIG, a member of the LabMed UK Patient-Centred Testing and Sampling (PaCTS) group, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Patient Centricity.
Neil Spooner
Director Spooner Bioanalytical Solutions & Chair Patient Centric Sampling Interest Group
Neil is the Founder of Spooner Bioanalytical Solutions, helping companies to integrate biological fluid microsampling, and patient centric sampling and analysis into workflows. He also works with organizations to develop technologies and introduce them to the market. Neil also assists organizations with their understanding of emerging trends in the pharmaceutical industry and bioanalysis. Neil is a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire, Editor in Chief of the journal, Bioanalysis, Founder of the Patient Centric Sampling Interest Group and Co-Chair of the Reid Bioanalytical Forum. He has published over 70 peer reviewed manuscripts and delivered over 50 podium presentations.
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