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New address details - From 19th April 2012



From 19th April 2012 Our New Address:

UK NEQAS Cardiac Markers
Level 1 (Room B/046)
Laboratory Medicine & FM Building
Southern General Hospital,
1345 Govan Road,
Glasgow
G51 4AF
Scotland, UK

Tel: Administration: +44 (0)141 354 9039 or 9037. Scheme Organiser: +44(0)141 354 9038.
Fax: +44 (0)141 440 1274.

Voice mail services will not be available on these numbers until July. If you have an you have an urgent enquiry
please email info@ukneqas-cm.org.uk  

Posted: 05/04/2012 07:25:48 by Alan Reid | with 0 comments


IMPORTANT(UK Only): The National Quality Assurance Advisory Panel for Chemical Pathology - Change in Return Rate Criteria

Important Notification:

The current Joint Working Group Conditions of Participation have a Return Rate criterion set at 75%. I believe that this is to be tightened to 100% for ALL Schemes from ALL providers (not just UK NEQAS Schemes) as part of the new Joint Working Group conditions of Participation. The National Quality Assurance Advisory Panel (NQAAP) for Chemical Pathology endorses this change. I am now intending to roll this out for all our Schemes with effect from 1st April 2011.

This means that every laboratory must submit a ‘return’ for every Distribution. Even if it is not possible to submit any results for a Distribution, you must provide an explanation as to why this was not possible:

  • In the "enter comments" field at the bottom of the ‘result entry screen’.
  • In the "Method Changers/Comments" box if returning a paper report form.

To help laboratories achieve this, we will be sending out email reminders to those laboratories that haven’t entered any results a few days before the closing date. I know my administrator has been doing this for some time prior to this change endorsed by the NQAAP.

As a consequence of this, from 1 April 2011, I will be contacting any UK participant who fails to return results or to provide an explanation.

Alan Reid
Scheme Organiser
Posted: 10/03/2011 07:44:50 by Alan Reid | with 0 comments


Welcome to the New Website
Welcome to the new website. We hope that the site is more informative and interactive.  If you are a member you will be able to update your details and change your username and password.  Additional staff in your laboratory will also be able to setup an account if required.  Please ensure that your UKNEQAS number is entered in the registration form.

We intend to use the website as the main route of communication.  This will include information about meetings, questionnaires and act as a forum for participants.  Any questions please use the Contact Us page.
Posted: 02/10/2009 10:41:48 by Alan Reid | with 0 comments


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