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NEQAS EQC

UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation is an international External Quality Assessment (EQA) programme offering independent impartial assessment of performance with a comprehensive range of coagulation testing for laboratories and individuals worldwide. UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation programmes are hosted at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

If you would like more information on external quality control (EQC) with NEQAS please visit their website http://www.ukneqasbc.org 

If your location uses NEQAS for EQC you will be able to keep a record of your results within INRstar.

First click on OPTIONS tab and then select the EQC tab.


Under this tab we find Manage EQC Results.


Click 

You can enter in your NEQAS result at a later date. To add in the PoCT INR result before you receive your External INR result, fill in these fields and click .

Please Note: The percentage error will not be calculated until both the NEQAS and PoCT INR is filled in.


To enter the NEQAS result later, simply click on , find the test you want to add the result to and click

Date of test: Date samples taken

Reference:  Survey details e.g. 36\CUC XS: March 2016

PoCT Batch/code Chip Number: e.g. 458 (on pot of strips) select from drop down arrow

PoCT INR Result: e.g. 2.4 (test sample result)

External INR result: Instrument Median INR  e.g. 2.3 given on the 2nd page of results from NEQAS



PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO SAMPLE TEST RESULTS TO ENTER  - PLEASE REPEAT PROCESS AGAIN FOR SECOND SAMPLE

You can add all the details on the day of testing and save without the external result, this can be added later once they are back by selecting the test from the list and clicking EDIT


 

 Once you have added your result then click .

Your result will now show in full.


NEQAS EQC how to find the correct information to fill in the NEQAS EQC form in INRstar.

The details needed for you to enter are highlighted below Your INR is the POCT and the Instrument  Median INR is the external result.

You will need to create two entries for your external results one for each result.

 
Your Results: Detailed Analysis                                      INR
Sample NoXS14:07     XS14:08
Your InstrumentE.g CoaguChek
    XS PLUS
Batch/Code Chip Number                     065    
Participants in your group      3581
      3582
Your INR       1.4
       1.9
Instument Median INR       1.4       1.9
% Deviation        0
         0
Target Range   1.2 - 1.6
   1.6 - 2.2
Your PerformanceWithin Consensus Within Consensus
Your Previous % deviation        0         0
Non - Participation code  1- -
                                        2- -
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