Scheme Information Sheets
UK NEQAS for Interpretative Comments [C]
| Scheme Particulars | Indicative Details |
|---|---|
| Accreditation body | UKAS |
| ISO/IEC Accreditation status | ISO/IEC 17043:2023 |
| UKAS Accredited Proficiency Testing Provider No | 7860 |
| Objective of Scheme | Provides independent assessment of post analytical performance by assessment by peers for a range of real-live clinical scenarios. Individuals are assessed at the individual Case level as well as combining data to have a moving average of performance which is benchmarked against the state-of-the-art |
| Pre-, Analytical, Post- status | Post |
| Number of distributions per year (nominal) | 11 |
| Specimens per distribution | Not applicable |
| Number of Specimens per annum | N/A |
| Frequency of distribution | Monthly |
| Scoring system | ABC like |
| Material distributed | Clinical cases |
| Programme Director(s) / Organiser(s) | Finlay MacKenzie / Rachel Marrington |
| Criteria for participation | This Scheme is in English. Participants are expected to return comments for a minimum of 50% of Cases. Participants are expected to have a positive score |
| Nominal sample volume (mL) | N/A |
| Sample presentation TACs | A case is presented |
| Data in Chemistry on-line Dashboard | No |
| Analyte | Approx Range | Default Units | Target Value | B Score Limit (%) | C Score Limit (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free text interpretative comment | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
