Why Should Members of the Public want their Laboratory to Participate in UK NEQAS Services?

The UK NHS deals with over 1 million patients every 36 hours. This means that as individuals the chances that we or a family member will rely on form of health care over a 12 months period are very high.

• 95% of clinical pathways relying on patients having access to pathology services
• 70% of all diagnoses relying on pathology results
• Therefore high quality pathology services form an essential part of modern healthcare
• UK NEQAS focuses on tests which make a difference to patient care. We cover tests for the entire disease spectrum from cancer to autoimmunity, from blood transfusion to transplantation, from genetic diseases to allergy
• UK NEQAS educate laboratories with clinically relevant case studies
• UK NEQAS shares best practice with all stakeholders
• UK NEQAS helps laboratories achieve accreditation and harmonised quality
• UK NEQAS provides quality assessment independently of accreditation bodies