Frozen Section (Companion Scheme to Specialist Techniques & Neuropathology)

Cellular Pathology Technique (CPT)

To support proactive identification and correction of issues, and assist in quality improvement for frozen sections, to ensure best practice in rapid cryotomy and microscopic analysis of a surgical specimens.

Fructosamine

Clinical Chemistry (Birmingham Quality)

Assessment of analytical bias and its consistency across time

FSH, LH, AMH, Prolactin and Growth Hormone

Edinburgh Peptide Hormones

Full Blood Count (FBC)

Haematology

To monitor the performance of automated haematology analysers providing Full Blood Count (FBC or CBC), Including Hb only instruments.

Fungal Biomarkers

Microbiology

To provide EQA for laboratories determining the presence of galactomannan antigen in serum, BAL and cerebrospinal samples

FVIII Treatment Monitoring

Blood Coagulation

FXIII Assays

Blood Coagulation

G6PD Screen and Assay

Haematology

To monitor performance of participants using qualitative (screening) and quantitative (assay) methods for the detection of G6PD deficiency.

Ganglioside Antibodies

Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy (IIA)

Autoimmunity EQA scheme

Gastric HER2 IHC

Immunocytochemistry & In-Situ Hybridisation

Gastrin

Guildford Peptide Hormones

Gastrohepatology disorders

Genomics (GenQA)

Molecular testing for Hereditary Pancreatitis, Gilbert syndrome, Cholestasis, Hirschsprung disease, Polycystic liver disease and Intestinal failure

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST)

Genomics (GenQA)

Molecular testing of gastrointestinal stromal tumours for KIT and PDGFRA.

General Autoimmune Serology

Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy (IIA)

Autoimmunity EQA scheme

General Bacteriology

Microbiology

To provide EQA for laboratories providing clinical diagnostic bacteriology services in isolation and identification of potential pathogens from various genera of micro organisms