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Participant Manuals

Date Updated Description
UK NEQAS BTLP Participants' Manual 17-05-2022 12:50
UK NEQAS (BTLP) POCT Participants' manual 17-05-2022 11:58
UK NEQAS Compendium of Quality 20-11-2018 10:06
Terms and Conditions 17-08-2021 14:18
Terms and Conditions for Digital Services 23-12-2019 15:23 Digital Services
UK NEQAS Haematology Participants' Manual 27-11-2023 10:47
EQATE Users' Manual 19-10-2023 10:38

Presentations

Date Updated Description
UK NEQAS BTLP Webinar Presentations 28-11-2022 12:52
What does UKAS expect from Quality Assurance? Martin Stearn 13-11-2023 11:49 UK NEQAS Haematology 24th Annual Participants' Meeting, 10.10.23
Morphology, mistakes & AI - John Burthem 13-11-2023 11:54 UK NEQAS Haematology 24th Annual Participants' meeting, 10.10.23
Malaria diagnosis: blood films, rapid diagnostic tests & the emergence of P. falciparum HRP2 - Debbie Nolder 13-11-2023 12:09 UK NEQAS Haematology 24th Annual Participants' meeting, 10.10.23
Haemoglobinopathy Cases 1-4 - Barbara Bain, Mel Proven, Jason Eyre, Clare Samuelson 13-11-2023 14:31 UK NEQAS Haematology 24th Annual Participants' meeting, 10.10.23
A most interesting Haemoglobinopathy (Case 5) - Bashori Rahman 13-11-2023 13:04 UK NEQAS Haematology 24th Annual Participants' meeting, 10.10.23
Interpretation of true iron deficiency - Wayne Thomas 13-11-2023 14:33 UK NEQAS Haematology 24th Annual Participants' meeting, 10.10.23
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Ms Yvonne John - UK NEQAS Developments 13-01-2020 14:29
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Ms Carol Stearn - Measurement Uncertainty 13-01-2020 14:29
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Mr Martin Stearn - ISO 15189 Preparation for Reassessment 13-01-2020 14:29
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2018 Yvonne John - UK NEQAS Developments 16-10-2019 10:34
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Mr David Bloxham - The laboratory diagnosis of Lymphoma 13-01-2020 14:30
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Dr Paula Bianchi - Investigating the Haemolytic Patient 13-01-2020 14:30
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Dr Mike Leach, Dr Peter Carey, Professor Barbara Bain, Dr John Burthem - My Favourite Film 13-01-2020 14:30
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Dr John Burthem and Mr Jon Sims - Morphology and more - the EQATE Digital Platform 13-01-2020 14:30
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Dr Barbara De la Salle - So my performance is satisfactory 13-01-2020 14:30
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2018 John Burthem and Jon Sims - Digital Morphology Platform Launch - past, present and future 13-01-2020 14:31
UK NEQAS Haematology Annual Meeting 2019 Mr Liam Whitby - UK NEQAS at 50 13-01-2020 14:36
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2018 Dr Jennifer Eglinton - The Sickle and Thalassaemia Helpline: What have we learned? 13-01-2020 14:32
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2018 Dr Yvonne Daniel - Mistakes in Haemoglobinopathy Diagnosis - Incidents in the Screening Programme 13-01-2020 14:32
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2018 Professor Barbara Bain - The Neglected Red Cell 13-01-2020 14:32
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Dr Samuel Boadi - Attending a UK NEQAS Blood Parasitology Teaching Programme 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Alun Roderick - UK NEQAS Automated Counting focus 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 Perspective on performance: The Haemoglobinopathies - Barbara Wild 13-01-2020 14:32
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Nina Gade Christensen - EQA in POCT: the Norwegian experience 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2018 Dr Barbara De la Salle - Mistakes in Haemoglobinopathy Diagnosis - Haemoglobinopathy EQA 13-01-2020 14:32
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Dr Barbara Wild - UK NEQAS Haemoglobinopathy focus: Where are the mistakes made? 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Dr John Burthem - UK NEQAS Morphology focus 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2018 Professor Peter Chiodini - Parasitology Diagnosis 13-01-2020 14:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Professor Barbara Bain - The role of blood film morphology in thrombocytopenia and platelet disorders 13-01-2020 14:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Barbara De la Salle - A ‘Compendium of Quality’ 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Helen Verrill - Driving quality improvement 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Dr Wayne Thomas - Laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency: The interpretation of automated counting parameters 13-01-2020 14:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Dr Julian Barth - ‘So…is my result normal?’ 13-01-2020 14:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Jon Sims - Morphology Focus - Performance Assessment 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2017 Yvonne John - UK NEQAS: My first seven months 13-01-2020 14:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Barbara De la Salle - Mind the EQA Gap 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Dr Barbara Wild - Haemoglobinopathies Focus - Learning from EQA 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Dr John Burthem - Quality assuring remote diagnostics 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Dr Keith Gomez - Action on unsatisfactory performance 16-10-2019 10:33
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Dr Yvonne Daniel - National Screening Programmes: support, education and oversight 16-10-2019 10:32
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Dr Mike Cornes Garbage in Garbage out - errors outside the analytical phase.pdf 04-01-2019 14:42
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Dr William McKane Critical results Management - the Clinicians view.pdf 04-01-2019 14:42
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Professor Angela Thomas - Haemophilia - from man to dog to man 16-10-2019 10:32
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 Poster - Uncertainty 04-01-2019 14:40
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Susanne Kricke - Automated Counting Focus - MPV and RDW EQA 16-10-2019 10:31
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 Why do we make mistakes in morphological diagnosis – how can we improve? - John Burthem 04-01-2019 14:40
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 Progress in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Red Cell Membrane Disorders - May-Jean King 04-01-2019 14:39
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Dr Michael Devlin Critical results management - The medico-legal view.pdf 16-10-2019 10:31
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Ian Mellors UK NEQAS Automated Counting update.pdf 16-10-2019 10:31
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 The sex difference in haemoglobin levels in adults - Mechanisms, causes and consequences - William G. Murphy 04-01-2019 14:39
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 Feedback & Directions - Ian Mellors 04-01-2019 14:39
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Kate Ryan Case study - When critical results reporting can go wrong.pdf 16-10-2019 10:31
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Mrs Tracey Smith-Straney Critical Results Management - The laboratory view .pdf 16-10-2019 10:31
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 HEE the big picture and its relevance to HCS - Prof. Ian Cumming 04-01-2019 14:39
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 ICSH Guidelines Verification and Performance of Automated Cell Counters for Body Fluids Counting - Barbara De la Salle 04-01-2019 14:39
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Professor Neil Dalton The application of TMS.pdf 16-10-2019 10:31
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2014 Pathology Quality Review : Outcomes and Update - Dr Ian Barnes 04-01-2019 14:38
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Barbara De la Salle - How do you define a critical result.pdf 16-10-2019 10:31
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2015 Carol D Souza New POC technology in blood counting.pdf 13-01-2020 14:35
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Richard Haggas - UK NEQAS PTT Update 16-03-2023 08:34
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Katy Veale - UK NEQAS FMH Update 16-03-2023 08:35
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Richard Haggas - UK NEQAS DAT Update 16-03-2023 08:37
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Dipika Shah & Katy Veale - Moving Forward with ERP 16-03-2023 08:38
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Shane Grimsley - Problems with D Genotyping 16-03-2023 08:39
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Katy Veale - A Classic Case 16-03-2023 08:40
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Catherine Lorenzen - MHP Mistaken Identifier 16-03-2023 08:42
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Rob Lees - Investigating DAT Pos 16-03-2023 08:44
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Richard Haggas & Katy Veale - Antibody ID and UI 16-03-2023 08:45
UK NEQAS BTLP BBTS SIG Joint Annual Meeting 2022 - Jennifer Laird - Preventing Delays in Transfusion 16-03-2023 08:49

Surveys

Date Updated Description
UK NEQAS (BT) ISBT terminology for common alleles (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:00
UK NEQAS (BT) COSHH General instructions (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:00
UK NEQAS (BT) UI rules and fax cover (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:04
UK NEQAS (BT) PTT Web instructions (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:06
UK NEQAS (BT) UI Portal Instructions (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:06
ABOT data entry instructions 17-05-2022 12:13
ANT data entry instructions 24-05-2022 11:33
DAT data entry instructions 17-05-2022 12:14
ERP data entry instructions 17-05-2022 12:14
POCTdataentryinstructions 17-05-2022 12:15
RCG data entry instructions 17-05-2022 12:16
UK NEQAS (BT) CAPA form (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:19
UK NEQAS (BT) Blank E result sheet (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:20
UK NEQAS (BT) Blank R result sheet (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:20
UK NEQAS Blank ABOT result sheet 17-05-2022 12:21
UK NEQAS RCG blank result sheet (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:22
UK NEQAS (BT) Blank POCT D typing result sheet (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:23
UK NEQAS Blank DAT result sheet 17-05-2022 12:24
UK NEQAS Blank ERP result sheet 17-05-2022 12:25
UK NEQAS (BT) FMH Web result sheets (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:25
UK NEQAS (BT) FMH Data entry instructions for web users (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:25
UK NEQAS (BT) ‘R’ Exercise reflection sheet (PDF) 17-05-2022 12:27
Example POCT D report 06-05-2021 16:26
Blood Parasite teaching sheets on the UK NEQAS Parasitology website 02-01-2019 11:14
UK NEQAS Haematology Digital Morphology Instructions (PDF) 12-10-2023 12:45
UK NEQAS Haematology Instructions for using the web results service (PDF) 17-05-2022 11:51
Blood Film Comment Codes 17-05-2022 11:53
HS Digital Instructions 11-01-2023 14:47
MN result sheet 09-03-2023 15:30 Infectious Mononucleosis programme result sheet
CM result sheet 09-03-2023 15:31 Blood Component Monitoring programme result sheet
DNA instructions for data entry 09-06-2023 14:49 Instructions for DNA participants on how to submit their results using the website
UK NEQAS CM_Instructions for data entry 17-08-2023 13:52
UK NEQAS MN_Instructions for data entry 17-08-2023 13:55

Schedules

Instructions from manufacturers

TACT

Newsletters

Date Updated Description
UK NEQAS Haematology Newsletter (PDF) 06-08-2019 14:36
UK NEQAS Haematology Wish List For Blood Films Morphology Cases (PDF) 06-08-2019 14:36
Brexit Update 18-12-2020 09:02
BTLP Newsletter 2021 11-02-2021 10:22 BTLP Newsletter 2021
GH Newsletter 2022 08-02-2022 09:16 GH Newsletter 2022
BTLP Newsletter 2022 10-02-2022 08:22 BTLP Newsletter 2022

Posters

Date Updated Description
ISBT 29th Regional Congress Basel - Inadvertent use of a D variant cord donation in a Feto-Maternal Haemorrhage EQA sample: Investigation and Lessons Learned – Veale K, Porter L, Grimsley S, Haggas R, White J, 06-08-2019 14:26
ISBT 29th Regional Congress Basel - Training Assessment and Competency Tool (TACT) – A gap analysis of the TACT programme vs. overseas pre-transfusion testing guidelines and practices - Whitham C, White J, Haggas R 06-08-2019 14:23
BBTS Annual Conference 2018 - An investigation of feto-maternal haemorrhage (FMH) flow cytometry (FC) referral rates when the bleed volume is below the BSH recommended cut off - Veale K, Hazell M, White J 06-08-2019 14:23
ISBT 35th International Congress Toronto - Titration of red cell antibodies in pregnancy UK performance and policy - White J, Haggas R, Rowley M 06-08-2019 14:23
ISBT 35th International Congress Toronto - A comparison of calculations used in different countries for estimation of Feto-Maternal Haemorrhage (FMH) - Veale K, White J, Haggas R, Rowley M 06-08-2019 14:23
BBTS Annual Conference 2017 - How easy is it to identify common antibody mixtures using only one antibody screen and panel combination? - Veale K, White J, Haggas R, Whitham C, Mavurayi A 06-08-2019 14:23
ISBT 27th Regional Congress Copenhagen - A UK NEQAS Pilot Scheme For The Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) – An Assessment Of Sensitivity By Technology - Whitham C, Milkins C.E, White J, Haggas R, Veale K, Mavurayi A 06-08-2019 14:23
ISBT 27th Regional Congress Copenhagen UK NEQAS (BTLP): EQA as an opportunity for education - Veale K, White J, Mavurayi A, Haggas R, Whitham C, Milkins C.E, Rowley M 06-08-2019 14:23
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Poster 1: Clinical details are vital for the effective application of a targeted CALR mutation service for JAK2 negative referrals. - O’Brien M, Keeney S, Dignan F and Ryan K 06-08-2019 14:23
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Poster 2: Development of Mobile APP for Accessing Reference Digital Morphology Images. - Ahmed L, Ainley C, Brereton M, Burthem J, De la Salle B, Hyde K and Gilmore B 06-08-2019 14:23
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Poster 3: PV: Poor Value? - Svenson N, Fletcher A and Cox H 06-08-2019 14:23
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Poster 4: ‘Latent’ Neutrophilia – what does it matter?  06-08-2019 14:23
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Poster 5: NEQAS + (IQC)n = vUQ (the root of Ultimate Quality). - Fitzpatrick B and Kobielus M 06-08-2019 14:24
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Poster 6: Normal neonatal Lymphocyte counts on day one of life and incidence of lymphopenia – could FBC be used to screen for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency? - Ryan A, Mooney C, Wong JL, Corcoran D and McCallion N 06-08-2019 14:24
UK NEQAS Haematology Symposium 2016 Poster 7: Can existing UK NEQAS Full Blood Count survey material be used for Red Cell Distribution Width and Mean Platelet Volume measurement? - Kricke S, De la Salle B, Soni V, Pelling D and D’Souza C 06-08-2019 14:24

Leaflet and Flyers

Date Updated Description
Harvey's Gang leaflet 02-05-2019 14:20
UK NEQAS Haematology Webinars March 2021 24-02-2021 10:28 UK NEQAS Haematology Update Webinars March 2021
Programme Flyer UK NEQAS POCT Event 30th June 2022 26-04-2022 11:07 Programme Flyer_UK NEQAS POCT Event 30th June 2022

COVID-19 Guidance

Date Updated Description
COVID19 RA for participants 15-04-2020 20:49
UK NEQAS Parasitology Teaching -COVID19 Response 27-04-2020 13:14 UK NEQAS Parasitology Teaching -COVID19 Response
UK NEQAS Covid19 Testing Flyer May 2020 21-05-2020 09:25 UK NEQAS Covid19 Testing Flyer May 2020
Parasitology Teaching Document 09-06-2020 14:01
Haematology_COVID_Guidance 05-08-2020 14:11
Maintaining FMH quality without EQA 12-08-2020 15:25
Pan-Disciplinary Webinar Event 2020_Full Programme 17-09-2020 08:04 Webinar Event 2020 Full Programme
Pan-Disciplinary Webinar Event 2020_Full Programme_v2 20-10-2020 07:50 Pan-Disciplinary Webinar Event 2020 Full Programme v2
Pan_UK_NEQAS_COVID_Guidance 13-11-2020 11:20
BTLP_COVID_guidance 24-02-2021 13:06

Other

Date Updated Description
Vial Changes Field Notice 24-05-2022 08:52

23R5 SHOT sample

Date Updated Description
23R5 Questionnaire 19-05-2023 16:36 23R5 Questionnaire
23R5 SHOT sample request form 19-05-2023 16:37
23R5 SHOT sample Instructions 19-05-2023 16:38