Blood Parasite Screening and Identification (Haematology)
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
Accredited to ISO/IEC 17043:2010, Provider 7805
CLINICAL APPLICATION:
Blood films for parasite screening/identification for Haematology laboratories, provided as part of the Blood films for Morphology, Manual Differential and Parasite Identification programme.
PURPOSE OF PROGRAMME:
This programme is designed to maintain and improve skills for both the detection and identification of blood parasites in peripheral blood films.
ANALYTES:
| Analyte | Default Unit |
|---|---|
| Malaria, filaria and trypanosome parasites | A parasitaemia count (%) is requested if Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium knowlesi is present. |
MATERIAL PROVIDED: Peripheral blood smears (thick and thin) on glass slides, for the detection and species identification of blood parasites (PA slides). Films are pre-stained with Giemsa/MGG, Fields stain or Delafield.
DISTRIBUTIONS PER YEAR: Distributed four times per year (thick or thin preparations)
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/