Terms & Conditions of EQA scheme participation

• The Main Contact Point of the Laboratory (ie., Head of Lab, Quality Manager) will be responsible for registering the laboratory with the EMQN as a participant in the appropriate EQA Schemes. Any changes in the laboratory's requirements in this respect must be notified in writing to the EMQN Administrator.
• Samples, reports and routine correspondence may be addressed to a named deputy, but correspondence from EMQN concerning poor performance or unsatisfactory return rates, will be sent directly to the Head of the laboratory.
• EQA samples must be treated in the same way as clinical samples.
• The EQA code number of the Laboratory and the assessment of individual performance is confidential to the participant and will not be released by EMQN to any third party without the written permission of the Head of the laboratory. In the particular circumstances set out in Section 7, this information may be released as defined in the section. The identity of participants (name of laboratory and Head of Department) and the tests for which they are registered (but not details of performance) may be released on request to the EMQN Scheme Organiser, Hospital/Private Company in which the laboratory is situated.
• When a laboratory shows unsatisfactory performance or fails to return results, the EMQN will generally make informal contact with the participant. Advice is then offered to the Head of the laboratory by contact, usually in writing.
• If a problem becomes intractable, EMQN may enlist further help to resolve the problem.
• Problems relating to EQA Schemes, including complaints from participating laboratories, which cannot be resolved by the appropriate Organiser should be referred directly to the EMQN Administrator.
• All reports, and the data they contain,  issued by the EMQN are copyright and may not be published in any form without the permission of the EMQN Management Group.

Participation

• Registered EMQN members - please log into the site using your user name and password.
• If you wish to register with EMQN, please follow this link.

Schemes available