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Water is allowed, and they advise washing hands in warm water for 30 seconds to promote blood flow.
The problem with any of the rest of that plan (having a shower/etc) is that there's someone waiting on the doorstep for the blood sample. The swab for the PCR test takes less than a minute, but it was somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes to do the finger prick and get the amount they require (0.25ml to 0.5ml) which is a good 5 big drops of blood from a small lancet hole, and you're not allowed to squeeze the finger.
I think I'll have a bowl of really warm water to dip my hand in (but not the spiked finger) next time.