Uk neqas haematology po box 14, watford, wd18 0fj, uk telephone. This document can be downloaded by entering the following into the address bar of your internet. We have undertaken a risk assessment and advice on handling our specimens and packages during the pandemic can be found here. The united kingdom uk left the european union eu on the 31 st january 2020 and under the terms of the withdrawal procedure there will be a transitional. Oxford handbook of clinical haematology, second edition. West hertfordshire hospitals nhs trust, operating uk neqas. Uk neqas h developed and instigated a pilot scheme for digital morphology, which was accessed by participants over the internet in order to assess the viability of using high quality images as an e. All of our publications can be viewed online or downloaded for offline reading. Birmingham quality is part of the nhs and university hospitals birmingham nhs foundation trust. Uk neqas haematology blood component quality monitoring. External quality assessment schemes raise standards. Analysis of performance was made for the period 1986 to 2001, to look for trends in performance scores. Brochures uk neqas external quality assessment services.
Pdf in the past decade, cellular immunophenotyping has become a new discipline in diagnostic haematology and immunology, and is invaluable in the. Uk neqas haematology distribution schedule hb only. The main haematology department, including blood transfusion, is situated on level 4 of the john radcliffe hospital, headington, oxford, and provides a comprehensive service to oxfordshire and. Firstly decide on what basis you wish to submit data. Separate distribution schedules for other haematology programmes are available on request. We are a ukas united kingdom accreditation service accredited organisation. United kingdom national external quality assessment service. As a result of these findings, uk neqas for leucocyte immunophenotyping has helped to reduce the variation seen on an interlaboratory basis and enabled greater standardisation both in the uk and. Uk neqas for molecular genetics is a member of the united kingdom national external quality assessment service uk neqas, which is a company limited by guarantee no. Haematology laboratory handbook churchill hospital. Transfusion is a separate component as is coagulation. The content of the report remains the of uk neqas h and may only be published with the.
Review of the uk neqas h digital morphology pilot scheme. The british society for haematology is registered in england and wales as a company limited by guarantee, no 2645706 and as a charity, no 1005735 registered office and correspondence address. This schedule has been amended in response to the covid19 pandemic and may be subject to further change. The riqas haematology eqa programme is designed to monitor the performance of 11 haematology parameters. This schedule is correct at the date of publication 9. Uk neqas h developed and instigated a pilot scheme for digital morphology, which was accessed by participants over the internet in order to assess the viability of using high quality images as an educational tool for continuing professional development. Unityweb and unity real time online enable biorad customers to access ondemand instantqc and monthly unity interlaboratory reports. In conclusion, during the last 9 years, the uk neqas for immune. Comparison of the mean international reference method platelet counts from the 3 reference centers. Digital morphology cpd module user guide uk neqas btlp. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Uk neqas for blood coagulation is very pleased to confirm that following a scheduled surveillance visit in late february 2020 by assessors from the united kingdom accreditation service ukas, accreditation has been maintained as indicated in the ukas letter dated 09 april 2020 in accordance with the international standard isoiec 17043. Who external quality assessment schemes for haematology. To examine performance in the united kingdom national external quality assessment scheme for parasitology for evidence of improved standards in parasite diagnosis in clinical specimens.
This registration process is applicable to any uk neqas participant laboratory in the uk and republic of ireland. Uk neqas has produced a variety of free publications to educate laboratories and the public about our services and the work we do. This schedule is correct at the date of publication 9 april 2020 and uk neqas haematology reserves the right to amend this schedule as necessary. If you are applying as a non uk participant and your eqa services are arranged via an agent, please ask your agent for advice, otherwise. The uk neqas edinburgh laboratory is located within the department of laboratory medicine, royal infirmary of edinburgh, and there is a close working relationship between uk neqas and the department. Uk neqas haematology and transfusion specimens are a low risk for covid19 infection, compared to clinical samples. Blood films for morphology, manual differential and. Now in its 22nd year, the 2019s uk neqas haematology 22nd annual participants meeting will bring together haematology colleagues to share clinical insights and best practice. Haematology notes blood film target cells are red cells with central staining with precipitated haemoglobin seen in conditions with abnormal haemoglobin as well as cell membrane. The cytogenomic external quality assessment service also referred to as ceqas or the scheme was established in 2014 through the merger of the two largest internationally operating cytogenetic eqa schemes cytogenetic european quality assessment ceqa and uk neqas for clinical cytogenetics. We offer assessments in 12 different immunocytochemistry and 3 insitu hybridisation modules.
Sickle cell disease thalassaemia iron deficiency anaemia liver disease howell jolly bodies contain nuclear remnants. Uk neqas li home page low level leucocyte enumeration. However to be iso previously cpa accredited, labs must sign up to neqas and so is in effect a requirement. Video instructions for eqa testing with xsxs plus devices. All samples are supplied liquid readytouse in primary tubes for. Sitemap uk neqas for blood coagulation programmes are hosted by the.
Barbara wild, ukneqas haematology uk neqas watford. Uk neqas haematology participants manual page 9 of 67 version 10, issued february 2020 information is correct at the time of publication uk neqas haematology uk neqas haematology is the expert centre within the uk national external quality assessment service uk neqas for all aspects of haematology diagnostic testing external. Results from the last 9 years of the united kingdom. Large scale assessment by 166 participants of 4 virtual slides, each of 40 stitched images. External quality assessment schemes for haematology. All data included in the report cover the period january december 2012 unless otherwise stated. Welcome to ceqas now operating under the name of genqa ceqas.
Welcome to ceqas now operating under the name of genqa. Uk neqas for microbiology provides external quality assessment for clinical laboratories that carry out examinations in. Uk neqas history in 1962, 50 leading laboratories were provided with an identical blood sample returned haemoglobins ranged from 120 to 170 gl this highlighted the need for interlaboratory quality assessment from this the foundations of uk neqas were then laid in 1969 by professor tom whitehead. Uk neqas haematology annual participants meeting 2019. Joint meeting of uk neqas btlp and bbts blood bank. Uk neqas haematology plasma viscosity schedule april 2020 to. Uk neqas haematology blood component quality monitoring schedule april 2019 to march 2020 survey distribution date 1902cm 4 june 2019 1903cm 3 september 2019 1904cm 3 december 2019 2001cm 10 march 2020 separate distribution schedules for other haematology surveys are available on request.
It also allows convenient online data entry and management. Singer consultant haematologist, royal united hospital, bath, uk trevor baglin consultant haematologist, addenbrookes nhs trust, cambridge, uk. Uk neqas haematology and transfusion is not responsible for any form of cached content captured from its websites. Accuracy of platelet counting in thrombocytopenic blood. For more information, please see our newsevents page. This schedule is correct at the date of publication and uk neqas haematology. Uk neqas h uk national external quality assessment scheme for general haematology, watford, england. Birmingham quality provides primarily uk neqas services and is a ukas accredited proficiency testing provider, no.
Oxford handbook of clinical haematology second edition drew provan senior lecturer in haematology, barts and the london, queen marys school of medicine and dentistry, university of london charles r. As a participant in the uk neqas li low level leucocyte enumeration programme you may also be interested in the complementary blood component monitoring scheme, assessing red cell rbc and platelet plt parameters, run by uk neqas haematology. Uk neqas for parasitology has helped to raise the standard of diagnostic parasitology in the uk. From april 1994, the teaching scheme was offered to participants in the ukneqas general haematology scheme. Nhs lothian operating uk neqas for molecular genetics.
The exact date of distribution will be notified to participants in advance. Uk neqas for parasitology has helped to raise the standard of. West hertfordshire hospitals nhs trust, operating uk neqas haematology and transfusion. Tuesday october 17, 2017 uk neqas haematology newsletter. Registration form microbiology division scientific meeting. Uk neqas haematology offers a wide range of related eqa schemes from which participants may select the combination that fits their laboratory profile. Ukneqas for molecular genetics welcome to uk neqas for. Uk neqas for leucocyte immunophenotyping login page. This document reports the activity of uk neqas for general haematology uk neqas h for the period january to december 2012.
Uk neqas haematology and transfusion may make modifications, improvements, corrections andor changes to the web site and these terms and conditions at any time. Uk neqas red cell genotyping pilot and case study interactive shane grimsley red cell reference manager, ibgrl uk neqas btlp scheme advisor rcg anticd38 kk case study. The who eqas for haematology is distributed to 80 laboratories in 58 who member states by the who collaborating centre based within uk national external quality assessment scheme ukneqas located at watford general hospital, uk. At the same time, we will bid farewell to clare milkins, the uk neqas btlp scheme manager and quality manager for uk neqas haematology and transfusion. Different aspects of pathology will have different subsections within neqas for example in haematology there are a number of sections including fbc and haematinics. The united kingdom national external quality assessment service for microbiology, operated by public health england, offers a number of features. Survey schedules all programmes 20202021 survey schedules all programmes 2020202. Qcnet is the industry leading online portal to qc information, providing laboratory personnel with access to their quality control data and other qc related information. Uk neqas over the past 50 years and what the future holds 14. Adrian newland professor of haematology, barts and the london discussion panel teacoffee 11. Home uk neqas external quality assessment services. Uk neqas for leucocyte immunophenotyping uk neqas li now has a facebook page and a twitter account.
We will be posting important messages to these accounts relating to our schemes so please like or follow us, respectively. You are required to have authorisation from uk neqas for leucocyte immunophenotyping before you proceed and you are strictly limited to the use set out within that authorisation. The central purpose of external quality assurance is to ensure that laboratories are delivering a service of the highest possible quality. Uk neqas edinburgh may subcontract some services where appropriate. Uk neqas for general haematology annual report january. Since 1969 the united kingdom national external quality assessment service uk neqas has been providing a comprehensive worldwide service that enables laboratories to fulfil quality goals and facilitate optimal patient care. Sitemap uk neqas for blood coagulation programmes are hosted by the sheffield teaching hospitals nhs foundation trust. Unauthorised access to or misuse of this system is prohibited and constitutes an offence under the computer misuse act 1990.
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