UK
CPA(EQA) Accredited since 1998
PLEASE NOTE – DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR
PARTICIPANTS CAN NOW FIND THE ANALYSIS OF THE 2008-09 USER SURVEY BELOW.
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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!
Online reporting now available. Current over 60% of our participants
now use this service. Please contact the scheme if you would like to use the
web-reporting facility.
Scheme Managers:
From April 2010 the scheme will now be 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.
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.
Information
Sources for Scheme Members
Follow the links to access each document:
THE
PARTICIPANT’s MANUAL v8.0 ON-LINE
Confused about the groups and scores shown on your monthly report?
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… Participant Satisfaction
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
The
Weighed-in and Target Concentrations
2009
– 2010 2010
- 2011
Distribution 2425 April
2009 Distribution 2606 April
2010
Distribution 2426 May 2009 Distribution 2607 May 2010
Distribution 2427 June 2009 Distribution 2608 June 2010
Distribution 2428 July 2009
Distribution 2429 August
2009
Distribution 2430 September
2009
Distribution 2431 October
2009
Distribution 2432 November
2009
Distribution 2433 December
2009
Distribution 2434 January 2010
Distribution 2435 February 2010
Distribution 2436 March 2010
ANNUAL
REPORTS
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
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Links to other
Information
about CPA Accreditation
The programme is approved for laboratories wishing to obtain CPA (
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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