BNP Programme
EPTIS factsheet 142554 | Last revision 2017-04-21 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts142554 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts142554
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| PT provider | WEQAS Quality Laboratory WEQAS Quality Laboratory | ||||||||||||
| Based in | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
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| Remarks | EQA BNP 32 scheme, recombinant Human BNP 32 is added to EDTA plasma and for NT-pro BNP, recombinant Human NT-pro BNP is added to lithium heparin plasma. Three liquid human plasma samples are distributed bimonthly. | ||||||||||||
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Health care / medical devices
Human test material |
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| Testing fields |
Medical analysis
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| Aims of the PT scheme | |||||||||||||
| Target group of participants | Laboratory Diagnostic Services | ||||||||||||
| Linked to specific legislation / standards | Accreditation by UKAS on the basis of ISO/IEC 17025, 17043 and 15195 | ||||||||||||
| 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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| Participation fee | Fee dependent on number of participating sections and proximetry of testing methods. | ||||||||||||
| Regularly operated | Yes (Bi-monthly, 3 sets of samples ) | ||||||||||||
| Year of first operation | 2007 | ||||||||||||
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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.