Glycated Haemoglobin Programme
EPTIS factsheet 142535 | Last revision 2017-04-21 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts142535 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts142535
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| PT provider | WEQAS Quality Laboratory WEQAS Quality Laboratory | |||||||||||||||
| Based in | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||
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| Remarks | Glycated Haemoglobin programme is available on a monthly or bi-monthly participation, two fresh patient samples are distributed. The target values for the EQA material are assigned by the IFCC network laboratory in the Netherlands, which is also a Reference Laboratory for the National Glycohaemoglobin Standardisation Program (NGSP). | |||||||||||||||
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Health care / medical devices
Human test material |
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Medical analysis
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| Target group of participants | For Laboratory Diagnostic Testing and Point of Care Testing Sites | |||||||||||||||
| Linked to specific legislation / standards | Accreditation by UKAS on the basis of ISO/IEC 17025, 17043 and 15195 | |||||||||||||||
| Additional, subsidiary aims | characterisation of reference materials and validation of testing methods | |||||||||||||||
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| Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party |
Accredited by UKAS on the basis of ISO/IEC 17043,17025 & 15195 |
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| Participation fee | Fee dependent on number of participating sections and proximetry of testing methods. | |||||||||||||||
| Regularly operated | Yes (Monthly distribution) | |||||||||||||||
| Year of first operation | 1996 | |||||||||||||||
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WEQAS Quality Laboratory
Unit 6, Parc Ty Glas CF14 5DU Cardiff United Kingdom Phone: 44 (0) 2920 747810 Fax: 44 (0) 2920 314760 Web: http://www.weqas.com http://www.weqas.com |
Miss Flora Coward
Phone: 44 (0) 2921 847810 Fax: 44 (0)2920314760 Email: flora.coward@wales.nhs.uk flora.coward@wales.nhs.uk |
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If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in United Kingdom,
Mr Savvas Xystouris.
Mr Savvas Xystouris.