Haematology Dashboard
Pause in QAPC and NQAAP activity from January 2026
UK NEQAS Haematology and Transfusion regrets the pause in activity of the QAPC and NQAAP oversight of laboratory performance from January 1st, 2026, as notified by the RCPath, IBMS and LabMed. UK NEQAS supports the need for an independent system of review of both laboratory and method-related performance within the UK.
We will continue to manage performance concerns internally after January 1st 2026. In the case of persistent unsatisfactory or poor performance of either testing sites or methods, we will work with the support of the Steering Committee, other UK NEQAS centres, commercial companies and/or the MHRA, as required, to resolve the concern in the interest of patient safety.
To read a message from the President of UK NEQAS, click here.
To read the full statement from the RCPath click here.
Joint UK NEQAS BTLP and BBTS Blood Bank Technology SIG Annual Meeting
Tuesday 25th November 2025
The Birmingham Conference and Events Centre (BCEC), Birmingham)
Registration closes Tuesday 04/11/25
The annual meeting registration site is now open. Click here to register online.
Click here for the annual meeting programme.
Annual Meetings
Tuesday 7 October: UK NEQAS Haematology 26th Annual Participants’ meeting, 09.00 at The Point, Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Monday 6 October: Delegate dinner for UK NEQAS Haematology 26th Annual Participants’ meeting, 19.00 at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Club
POSTER SESSION: If you would like to submit an abstract for the October annual meeting, please download and complete the form here.
Tuesday 25 November: Joint UK NEQAS BTLP and BBTS Blood Bank Technology SIG Annual Meeting, 09.00 at BCEC, Birmingham
Monday 24 November: Delegate Dinner for Joint UK NEQAS BTLP and BBTS Blood Bank Technology SIG Annual Meeting, 19.30 at BCEC, Birmingham
UK NEQAS BTLP no longer sending paper instructions
Due to environmental concerns, UK NEQAS BTLP will stop sending paper instructions as standard with samples as of 28/04/25.
We will continue to send exercise instructions if there is an unusual exercise, and we will always send the COSHH information.
A link to the exercise instructions can be found on the data entry page, and will be on our website by navigating to the link below and replacing xxxxxx with the exercise code (e.g. 25E4).
https://www.ukneqash.org/downloads/xxxxxxInstructions.pdf
UK NEQAS Schedules for 2025/26
PDF copies of exercise schedules have been uploaded and can be accessed in our documents section. You can also use our online schedules list by clicking here.
The online schedules page allows you to view all the exercises along with the opening, closing and reporting dates. You will also be able to filter down and view schedules for individual schemes. Further to this you can view an individualised schedule for your own PRN from that same page as long as you are logged in. To do this click the Login button, login with your PRN, Identity and Password and click the Distribution schedules option from the drop down menu with your initials.
All schedules allow you to export them as PDFs or Excel sheets so you can download and / or print them.
UK NEQAS IVDR UPDATE
The European Union In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation [Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (EU IVDR)] was implemented on the 26th of May 2022. A statement of the application of the IVDR to external quality assessment (EQA) services can be found here.