Thank you to our participants, sponsors, and speakers who joined us for our Weqas Annual Laboratory Conference on 17th June. This was our first time running a separate annual conference for Laboratory staff, and we are pleased to say it was a great success. The Glamorgan Cricket Ground in Cardiff

Thank you to our participants, sponsors, and speakers who joined us for our Weqas Annual Conference in December last year. We were delighted to bring our conference back to the north west of England in the fantastic Hilton Manchester Deansgate. We always look forward to engaging with our EQA participants,

On the 6th June, hospitals and laboratories across the country celebrated Biomedical Science Day 2024. The event is focused on raising awareness of the work of Biomedical Scientists.   Our Training and Quality Control Coordinator, Suzanne Hughes, organised a week of activities, including a Biomedical-themed Bake Off, a Weqas Wheel

World Patient Safety Day 2024 The theme for this year’s World Patient Safety Day’s on 17th September is improving diagnosis for patient safety, where patients and families, health workers, health care leaders, policy makers and civil society will emphasise the pivotal role of correct and timely diagnosis in improving patient

For Biomedical Science Day, we would like to introduce you to one of our biomedical scientists, Sara Phillips-Jones. A member of the IBMS, Sara is a HCPC registered BMS with 8 years’ experience as a BMS. She has over 12 years’ experience in Laboratory Medicine, and brings a wealth of

The Weqas team had a great time in Dubai this week exhibiting at the IFCC #WorldLab congress. The posters that were presented at the event are available to download below: They include, Performance of Lacate on Blood Gas analysers for Sepsis Management, POCT CRP performance as a tool to support

For Mental Health Awareness Week, we thought it was a great opportunity to introduce you to one of our Wellbeing Champions, Natalie Tooze. With two years of experience in wellbeing, Natalie and her wellbeing colleagues have taken on some of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Boards Wellbeing teams’ advice