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Clinical Microbiology Pregnancy ESR April & October P.O. Box 131375, Bryanston, 2074 Ground Floor, Block 5 Bryanston Gate, 170 Curzon Road Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa 804 Flatrock, Buiten Street, Cape Town, 8001 www.thistle.co.za Tel: +27 (011) 463 3260 Fax: +27 (011) 463 3036 Fax to Email: + 27 (0) 86-557-2232 e-‐mail : service@thistle.co.za MQP-‐014 Edition 10 Food Micro May & November Infectious Disease June & December How do the EQAs operate Provided you have enrolled timeously, your kit will be dispatched approximately 2 weeks before the start date of the new cycle. Bear in mind that samples are imported and there may at times be customs issues which we do not have control over, but we will however endeavour at all times to get the samples out to you on time. Your kit usually has enough samples to cover a six month period. With the kit comes an instruction sheet, method questionnaire and results entry sheet for you to fill in. This results entry sheet already has your own unique QA Number on it. Please choose the method of your choice for each analyte listed on the method questionnaire and return together with your results to enable correct registration. In addition, we send you a Participation Certificate. The instruction sheet has lots of important information and it must be read carefully. For example, Ø Dates of analysis, or the final date by which we must receive your results. Ø Safety and disposal details for handling the sample Ø Reconstitution or mixing details Ø The important recommendation that you analyse our samples exactly as if they were patient samples Ø Storage details Ø Factors that could affect the testing if applicable Ø Environmental conditions Ø Recording and reporting of results Ø Contact details for any enquiries Ø Return policy of samples when applicable Page 5 of 12
P.O. Box 131375, Bryanston, 2074 Ground Floor, Block 5 Bryanston Gate, 170 Curzon Road Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa 804 Flatrock, Buiten Street, Cape Town, 8001 www.thistle.co.za Tel: +27 (011) 463 3260 Fax: +27 (011) 463 3036 Fax to Email: + 27 (0) 86-557-2232 e-‐mail : service@thistle.co.za MQP-‐014 Edition 10 Turn-around times Most of our EQAs work on a 7-10 working day turn-around-time. This means your reports are mailed to you or emailed via PDF within 7 – 10 working days after the final analysis date. Of course, we have little control over postal delays, but with the PDF system reports can be received a lot quicker. Most of our reports are available electronically. What type of reports is distributed There are few limits to what is available. The routine reports have been designed to satisfy most of the needs of a busy routine laboratory – but if they don’t suit you, give us a call. We will design and supply what you need. Roughly, the following are available. Ø Weekly lab reports, with Levey-Jennings charts, SDIs and Clinical CVs, and a historical evaluation. Ø Group reports for those with anything from 2 to 200 labs or instruments, to allow easy scanning for problems. Ø Cumulative reports are also printed monthly for those with many sites to control. Ø Management reports are produced monthly, if required, with a brief summary of overall performance. Ø Three of our EQAs carry SMLTSA points for CPD, namely Chemistry, Microbiology and Differential Slides. The relevant information and questions are distributed with reports monthly. Currently, results can be sent to us via fax, fax to email, e-mail, from our web site (www.thistle.co.za) or through direct electronic data dump with certain groups of labs. Page 6 of 12
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