Cardiac Marker Programme
EPTIS factsheet 142542 | Last revision 2023-04-25 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts142542 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts142542
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| PT provider | WEQAS Quality Laboratory WEQAS Quality Laboratory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Based in | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Remarks | Weqas Cardiac Marker EQA scheme is available as both serum and plasma Cardiac Marker and is suitable for POCT and Laboratory testing. Three 1ml samples are distributed every month including samples at the “cut-off” for TnT and TnI. Semi-quantitative reporting is available for POCT Tn and separate samples are available for Weqas BNP scheme. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Health care / medical devices
Human test material |
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| Testing fields |
Medical analysis
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| Target group of participants | Laboratory Diagnostic Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linked to specific legislation / standards | Accreditation by UKAS on the basis of ISO/IEC 17043 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional, subsidiary aims | 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 |
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| Operation is commissioned / requested by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Participation fee | Fee dependent on number of participating sections and proximetry of testing methods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regularly operated | Yes (Monthly, set of 4 samples) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Laura Lloyd-Lewis
Phone: 44 (0) 29218 41287 Fax: Email: laura.lloyd-lewis@wales.nhs.uk laura.lloyd-lewis@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.