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  • UK NEQAS for Microbiology

    EDUCATION | QUALITY | GLOBAL

    Expertise in EQA FOR OVER 50 YEARS

  • UK NEQAS for Microbiology

    UK NEQAS for Microbiology is excited to introduce a brand-new microlearning series, exclusively for our registered participants. These short, focused sessions delivered via Microsoft Teams are designed to support professional development and drive excellence in microbiology diagnostic testing. Click here for further details 

  • UK NEQAS for Microbiology

  • UK NEQAS for Microbiology

    The UK NEQAS for Microbiology & Parasitology Annual Scientific Meeting will be taking place on 27th November 2026. Please click here for further details.

Introduction to UK NEQAS for Microbiology

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OUR MISSION

Improving global diagnostic testing through quality assessment and education

The schemes offer a high quality service to participants and work to objective and measurable quality standards. UK NEQAS for Microbiology, operated by UK Health Security Agency, is a UKAS accredited Proficiency Testing Provider No. 4715.

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*Our accreditation is limited to those activities described on our UKAS schedule of accreditation found here

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Benefits of EQA

EQA is an educational tool that allows participants to monitor, evaluate and improve their own performance.

Why choose UK NEQAS?

Professionally led and educational service. The service is organised by professional microbiologists.

Introduction to Schemes

UK NEQAS for Microbiology provides external quality assessment for clinical laboratories.

Key Statistics

60

Number of Schemes

150

Number of Countries

170

Number of Distributions

2300

Number of Participants