UK NEQAS for Antibiotic Assays

 CPA(EQA) Accredited since 1998

PLEASE NOTE – DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR BACK SAMPLES, THE SCHEME IS NOW OFFERING A SERVICE TO PROVIDE THESE FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES AT A PRICE OF £10 PER SAMPLE.

PARTICIPANTS CAN NOW FIND THE ANALYSIS OF THE 2010 - 2011 USER SURVEY BELOW.

THE 2011 - 2012 DISTRIBUTION YEAR WILL CONTINUE THE CHANGES IN OUR SCORING SYSTEM. PARTICIPANTS WILL NOW BE PENALISED IF THEY RETURN POSITIVE VALUES GREATER THAN AN UNDISCLOSED THRESHOLD SET BY THE SCHEME MANAGERS AND APPROVED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE.

 

           

Contact Numbers

UK +44 (0)117 323 6214 – ANSWERPHONE

UK +44 (0) 117 323 8332 – FAX NUMBER


Scheme Organisational Chart 

Scheme Contact Details


 

A Brief Scheme History...

Antibiotic Assay Scheme Information:

 

This is an EQA scheme for Antibiotic Assay Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.  We distribute six antibiotics monthly: amikacin, flucytosine, teicoplanin, tobramycin, plus gentamicin and vancomycin as a combined sample.

Results returns should be received two weeks after the distribution date, the date is shown on your results form.  LATE RETURNS AFTER THE WEIGHED IN VALUES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED CANNOT BE ACCEPTED!

For full details on the terms and conditions of participation, please read the participant’s manual.


 

NEWS

 

Upgrade of Wolfson EQA Software to allow online access!

The Scheme is now fully online for result return and download of reports.

 

Scheme Managers:

The Scheme is now jointly run by Mr Alan Noel and Dr Mervyn Darville. Please make sure you use the scheme email address for correspondence to get a reply. Please ensure you quote your laboratory number in all correspondence.


 

If your lab routinely performs antibiotic assays then we could be the EQA scheme for you!  Is your lab interested in participating?  Would you like more details?  Email us...

ukneqas.antibiotics@nbt.nhs.uk

 

Alternatively download the registration form and update form below and send it back, either by fax or by email – you can find these in the scheme contact details.

Registration form                                          


 

Information Sources for Scheme Members

Follow the links to access each document:

THE PARTICIPANT’s MANUAL v9.0 ON-LINE

Confused about the groups and scores shown on your monthly report? 

The Scoring System Explained!      

Please be aware that participants are now penalised for non-returns and for returning a > result. Full details can be found in the participants’ manual.        

Interested in what you had to say about our scheme?  Click the link below and see what changes we will make as a response to your requests…        

Latest Participant Satisfaction User Survey

Do you need repeat samples? 

Click below to request them, including your scheme lab number, antibiotic required, distribution required (if applicable) or number of samples.  Please put “repeat samples” in the email header. 

ukneqas.antibiotics@nbt.nhs.uk

 


 

Distribution Dates


The Weighed-in and Target Concentrations

2010 – 2011                                    2011 - 2012

Distribution 2606 April 2010                            Distribution 2789 April 2011

Distribution 2607 May 2010                             Distribution 2790 May 2011

Distribution 2608 June 2010                             Distribution 2791 June 2011

Distribution 2609 July 2010                              Distribution 2792 July 2011

Distribution 2610 August 2010                         Distribution 2793 August 2011

Distribution 2611 September 2010                   Distribution 2794 September 2011

Distribution 2612 October 2010                       Distribution 2795 October 2011

Distribution 2613 November 2010                    Distribution 2796 November 2011

Distribution 2614 December 2010                    Distribution 2797 December 2011

Distribution 2615 January 2011                        Distribution 2798 January 2012

Distribution 2616 February 2011

Distribution 2617 March 2011


ANNUAL REPORTS

Annual Report for 2010-2011

Annual Report for 2009-2010

Annual Report for 2008-2009

Annual Report for 2007-2008

Annual Report for 2006-2007

The statistics for 2006-07: method mean, sub method mean, mean score, method performance, sub method performance.

Annual Report for 2005-2006 Word 2000 Format

Due to an ongoing problem the excel workbooks for 2005-2006, are unable to be accessed, whilst this problem is being corrected if you wish to have access to the data please contact the scheme on ukneqas.antibiotics@nbt.nhs.uk

 

Annual Report for 2004-2005 Word 2000 Format

All Results for 2004-2005 Excel 97 Read-only Workbook

ANNUAL REPORT 2003-2004 Word 2000 format

Annual Report 2002-2003 Word 2000 format

Annual Report 2000-2001 Word 2000 format

 


 

Archive Target Values

 

2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996

 


 

 

Links to other UK NEQAS related web-sites

 

UK NEQAS HOME PAGE

UK NEQAS for Microbiology

 


Information about CPA Accreditation

The programme is approved for laboratories wishing to obtain CPA (UK) accreditation having received accreditation from CPA(EQA) in 2002.


Publication of Weighed-in and Target Concentrations

Weighed-in concentrations are published three days after each distribution has closed. An idea of the target values can be obtained from these. The targets (currently [since October 1998] - ALTM for all analytes) are published when the data is available. Returns will not normally be accepted after the weighed-in concentrations have been published on the WWW or on the telephone hotline.


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