ACCREDITATION STATUS:

UKAS accredited proficiency testing provider No. 7795

CLINICAL APPLICATION:

Diagnosis and monitoring of Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis and Type III hypersensitivity diseases including Aspergillus and Candida infections, Bird Fancier's and Farmer's Lung

PURPOSE OF PROGRAMME:

Allergy and Immunodeficiency EQA scheme

ANALYTES:

PROGRAMME OF ANALYSIS:

Data entry is via the web for the submission of results. Data analysis is commenced 21 days after sample dispatch. Late returns are accepted and will contribute to the laboratory's cumulative performance statistics

DATA ANALYSIS:

Qualitative results are assessed by Misclassification Index Scoring in relation to a Designated Response

PERFORMANCE SCORING:

MI scoring

PERFORMANCE MONITORING:

Laboratory performance is classified in terms of OMIS derived from the qualitative responses for all analytes for which the laboratory is registered during a running analytical window of 6 Distributions (12 months). An MIS of 3 or more for a single analyte is also classified as being of poor performance

PERSISTENT POOR PERFORMANCE:

Defined as being in the Poor Performance category for two or more successive distributions