UK NEQAS IVDR Update
November 30, 2022The 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 […]
Pilot Modules and ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Accreditation
June 10, 2022Pilot 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 […]