Dr. Barbara De la Salle
CURRENT POSITION
- Director, UK NEQAS Haematology since 2014
- President Elect, UK NEQAS Charity (registered UK charity no. 1044013)
- Co-organiser, UK NEQAS Pre and Post-analytical quality monitoring service.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
- Joined UK NEQAS in 2000 as UK NEQAS Haematology Scheme Manager and Deputy Director
- Former UK NEQAS Executive Committee member and chair
- Has over 25 years laboratory haematology experience with a strong professional interest in the laboratory diagnosis of inherited red cell disorders
- Director of UK NEQAS Haematology, hosted by the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ROLES INCLUDE
- Member, British Society for Haematology Guidelines General Haematology Task Force
- Member, Independent Laboratory Performance Review Group of the NHS Sickle and Thalassaemia Screening Programme
- Member, International Council for Standardisation in Haematology
- Member, UK Proficiency Testing Working Group
- Board Member, European Quality Assurance in Laboratory Medicine (EQALM)
- Board Member, International Society for Laboratory Haematology.