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Published Guidelines

January 8, 2024

UK NEQAS for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (H&I) and BSHI have published their guidelines on Laboratory testing and clinical interpretation of HLA genotyping results supporting the diagnosis of coeliac disease. Click here to read the published guidelines. Authors: Deborah Pritchard (UK NEQAS H&I, Velindre University NHS Trust, Cardiff)   |   Arthi Anand (H&I Laboratory, North west London Pathology, […]

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NHS England Genomic Medicine Service

NHS England Genomic Medicine Service

June 26, 2023

We are delighted to announce that we have once again been selected to be the commissioned provider of EQA for the world-leading NHS England Genomic Medicine Service. Click here to see the latest National Genomic Test Directory.

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UK NEQAS IVDR Update

November 30, 2022

The European Union In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation [Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (EU IVDR)] was implemented on the 26th May 2022. This is an important regulation and applies to manufacturers, importers, and distributors of IVDs within the European Union. UK NEQAS, as the leading supplier of external quality assessment (EQA) schemes worldwide, felt it important to clarify […]

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Pilot Modules and ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Accreditation

June 10, 2022

Pilot Modules and ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Accreditation This guidance applies to non-accredited UK NEQAS programmes only. Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17043:2010 is specific for individual EQA Schemes and the analytes within. It will, by necessity, take a period of time for an individual EQA Scheme to obtain full ISO/IEC 17043:2010 accreditation as there is an ‘extension to […]

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