NEQAS/EQA (Histopathology)

Written by Craig Webster on 08 August 2011.

Consultant Pathologists belong to the General Pathology NEQAS scheme. The following is a list of schemes subscribed to:

Gastrointestinal Pathology EQA Scheme –
National Uropathology EQA Scheme –
National Bowel Cancer Screening EQA Programme EQA Scheme
National Dermatology EQA Scheme –
West Midlands Regional Histopathology EQA –
National Renal EQA (and Transplant EQA)
National GIT EQA
National Urology EQA
ENT EQA
Breast EQA
National Gynaecology EQA
National Melanoma Club EQA
National Lymphoma Club
National Thoracic Club
Regional Cervical Cytology EQA - All pathologists reporting cervical cytology participate in the Regional Cervical Cytology EQA

The laboratory also belongs to the following Technical NEQAS schemes:

UK NEQAS Cellular Pathology Technique – (a) General (b) Renal
Bone Marrow Trephine Scheme
Mohs scheme
UK NEQAS ICC - General
Lymphoma
Breast Hormone Receptors
HER2 – ICC (Breast + Gastric) and FISH (Breast only)
Cytology
Lung ALK - Non small cell lung carcinoma
Alimentary Tract pathology (GIST)
HNPCC – Mismatch repair proteins
NSCLC – PD-L1 (Pilot scheme)
European Society of Pathology (ESP) - Lung EQA Scheme (ALK1 IHC and FISH).
CEQAS Cytogenetic external quality assessment scheme - lymphoma FISH EQA scheme.
UK NEQAS Haematology, Leucocyte Immunophenotyping, IgH/TCR Clonality studies.

Any significant technical noncompliances or EQA failures will be reported on this web site.