Haematinics Programme
EPTIS factsheet 142620 | Last revision 2017-04-21 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts142620 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts142620
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PT provider | WEQAS Quality Laboratory WEQAS Quality Laboratory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based in | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Remarks | The material is off the clot serum. Commutable, endogenous samples, including additional spiked samples to cover 'toxic' range for iron. Four off the clot serum samples are distributed monthly. Challenging sample, [Toxic iron] is sent every 3 months. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 and also Performance management and comparability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 (Monthly set of 4 samples) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year of first operation | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contact details of the PT provider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provider | Contact person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |