External Quality Assessment Services
UK NEQAS for Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy
UK NEQAS for Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy is a specialist centre within the UK NEQAS consortium, proudly based in Sheffield. Since 1982, we’ve been at the forefront of External Quality Assessment (EQA), distributing serum, CSF, and urine samples to laboratories worldwide. Today, we support over 3,000 participants across more than 40 schemes, operating from dedicated facilities at the Northern General Hospital, part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
As a not-for-profit organisation, we deliver independent, high-quality EQA services designed to drive continuous improvement in laboratory performance. Our mission is to provide clinically relevant and responsive EQA that strengthens diagnostic quality assurance and ultimately benefits patient care.
Our aims are to:
- Enhance and evaluate proficiency in both technical and clinical interpretation through a range of educational activities, including iEQA, webinars, educational commentaries, participant meetings, and conventions.
- Offer objective performance assessments within and across laboratories, covering pre analytical and post analytical testing phases.
- Share insights into the relative performance of diagnostic assays and methods.
- Identify key factors associated with good and poor performance.
- Monitor and improving inter-laboratory agreement through education.
Affiliated with UK NEQAS, we are part of a global network offering over 400 programmes overseen by the UK NEQAS educational charity. Since 1969, UK NEQAS has been a world leader in EQA, accredited to ISO17043, impartial, and independent.
Joining UK NEQAS connects you with hundreds of expert advisors, fostering collaboration across disciplines and countries. Education is central to our approach, empowering participants to work smarter through regular assessments that challenge performance at critical decision-making points. With expert support always available, you gain the confidence of being compared to the best—by the best.
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EQA Proficiency Testing at UK NEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry and Allergy
EQA programs serve to evaluate a laboratory's performance quality, achieving increased confidence in patient test outcomes. EQA enables a laboratory to benchmark its testing procedures against those of other laboratories worldwide, and offers reassurance to both staff and clients by affirming that the testing conducted at their laboratory yields precise and dependable results.
EQA Laboratory with Educational Resources
Alongside our EQA services, we also provide educational resources within our Digital Academy, which can easily be accessed on our website. You’ll find webinars, commentaries, presentations and more. Login or register to our Digital Academy today!
IVDR Update
UK NEQAS IIA is an environmentally conscious organisation and we acknowledge the potential environmental impact that our operations may have on the environment.
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