Blood Films for Morphology
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
Accredited to ISO/IEC 17043:2010, Provider 7805
CLINICAL APPLICATION:
Peripheral blood smear and bone marrow examination
PURPOSE OF PROGRAMME:
To maintain and improve blood film morphology skills, including manual differential counting. A pilot options for differential counting by Automated Cell Imaging Systems is in development.
ANALYTES:
| Analyte | Default Unit |
|---|---|
| Blood film morphology |
MATERIAL PROVIDED: Romanowsky stained peripheral blood smears
DISTRIBUTIONS PER YEAR: Distributed eight times per year
SAMPLES PER DISTRIBUTION: Two blood films
FREQUENCY OF DISTRIBUTION: as per Trial schedule
PROGRAMME OF ANALYSIS:
Details of the analysis procedures applied to data can be obtained from UK NEQAS Haematology directly. Email: haem@ukneqas.org.uk Telephone : +44 (0) 1923 587111
PERFORMANCE SCORING:
For information on Performance Scoring and Monitoring see the UK NEQAS Haematology Participants’ Manual which is available to download from www.ukneqash.org
Haematology
UK NEQAS Haematology is the expert centre within the UK National External Quality Assessment Service (UK NEQAS) for all aspects of Haematology diagnostic testing external quality assessment (EQA), with almost 5,000 UK and international registrations and a further 3,000 individual practitioners in our educational morphology programme. UK NEQAS Haematology provides a wide range of EQA services for automated cell counting, blood morphology, haemoglobinopathies and other inherited red cell disorders. Participants may select the combination that fits their laboratory profile, making the Scheme flexible and adaptable to participants’ needs. For the most up-to-date scheme information (including any pilot schemes) please contact the centre directly.
Contact Details
- UK NEQAS Haematology
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- PO Box 14
- Watford
- WD18 0FJ
Haematology
- Telephone: +44 (0) 1923 587111
- Fax: +44 (0) 1923 397 307
- Email: ghadmin@ukneqas.org.uk
- Web: https://www.ukneqash.org/