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This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is designed for laboratories that examine foods for compliance with Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 and subsequent amendments.
A guide to the scoring systems and statistics used for the PHE proficiency testing (PT) schemes for food and water microbiology.
Genome sequencing, transcription and proteogenome analysis, pathogen discovery and metagenomics.
This external quality assessment scheme (EQA) challenges the detection and quantification of Legionella spp. by molecular methods.
Information on how Public Health England uses the tuberculosis (TB) strain typing service data.
The Central Sequencing Laboratory (CSL) provides genomic services including next-generation sequencing, sanger sequencing and fragment analysis.
Information on the Central Sequencing Laboratory (CSL) and the DNA sequencing services it provides to laboratories.
NHSCSP No 14: a guide to assist laboratory managers to make good use of resources, improve productivity and reduce backlogs.
The Pathogen Genomics Department at Porton Down provides a sequencing service for SARS-CoV-2 for customers across the NHS and UKHSA.
The National Mycobacterium Reference Service (NMRS) Central and North public health laboratory provides mycobacterial reference services.
Executive summary of quality assurance (QA) visit to Health Services Laboratories on 5 and 12 June 2017.
Information for healthcare professionals on laboratory processes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) strain typing.
Guides for using the online reporting system for entering the external quality assessment (EQA) results and accessing distribution reports.
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