NEQAS/EQA (Histopathology)

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)
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• European Society of Pathology (ESP) - Lung EQA Scheme (ALK1 IHC and FISH).
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• 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.