EQA Program

Schemes, Interpretation, etc.

Find out more info on EQA »

Reference Lab

Products, Portfolio Resources, etc.

Find out more info on Reference Lab »

Point Of Care Testing

Cuesee, Schemes, Interpretation, etc.

Find out more info on POCT »

May 22 2013

Welcome to WEQAS

Updated 23/04/2013

WEQAS UKAS Accredited to ISO 17043, 17025 and 15195

WEQAS is accredited to ISO 17043 and the Reference Laboratory is the only laboratory in the UK to have achieved accreditation of Medical Reference Laboratories against ISO 15195 in combination with ISO/IEC 17025:2005.  Our most recent UKAS Surveillance visit was 11-15th February 2013. The Schedules of Accreditation for WEQAS Proficiency Testing and the Reference Laboratory are available to view from the UKAS website.

Schedule of Accreditation for WEQAS Proficiency Testing 

Schedule of Accreditation for WEQAS Reference Laboratory

April 2013 to March 2014 Enrolment

Our Prices remain the same as for last year.  Pre-filled enrolment forms have been sent to all participants, please check your existing subscription, if you wish to keep the "status-quo" please return the pre-filled form with your Purchase Order. 

The WEQAS Discounted General Chemistry EQA Package and Blood Gas EQA scheme are available at the 2011 price. The discounted General Chemistry EQA package includes Mainline Chemistry, Lipids, Bilirubin and Salicylate, Paracetamol and Ethanol. Blood Gas EQA scheme offers one complete set of samples free of charge to every laboratory registered for ten sample sets. 

FOCUS 2013

Posters submitted for FOCUS 2013 are now available to download from our Online Resources.

WEQAS Newsletter March 2013

The March issue is now available to download from our news page.  

Latest news & events

11/02/13

Preterm Labour Markers

WEQAS has launched a pilot scheme for Preterm Labour Markers, Fetal Fibronectin(fFN) and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 (IGF BP-1). Samples containing Fetal Fibronectin were distributed in January 2013. Participants or Manufacturers wishing to collaborate in the pilot scheme, please contact our R&D Manager, Julie Morris at julie@weqas.com for further information.
Focus 2013, ACB National Meeting, York

15/04/13 - 18/04/13

Focus 2013, ACB National Meeting, York

Thank you to everyone who visited our stand at FOCUS, our Posters on display promoting new service developments and research outcomes in WEQAS are now available to download from Resources.