Benefits of participation with UK NEQAS for Microbiology EQA schemes are that it:
- Provides laboratory management with an insight into their performance
- Improves both national and local standards
- Reveals unsuspected areas of difficulty
- Provides an educational stimulus for improvement
- Acts as a check on the efficacy of internal quality control procedures
- Demonstrates to colleagues and customers a commitment to quality
- Provides method performance evaluation (scheme dependant)
- Provides independent evidence of performance for accreditation bodies
EQA is an educational tool that allows participants to monitor, evaluate and improve their own performance.
