MQP â 014 EQA HANDBOOK EDITION 6 A participant ... - Thistle QA
MQP â 014 EQA HANDBOOK EDITION 6 A participant ... - Thistle QA
MQP â 014 EQA HANDBOOK EDITION 6 A participant ... - Thistle QA
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Bryanston Gate, 170 Curzon Road<br />
Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa<br />
804 Flatrock, Buiten Street, Cape Town, 8001<br />
www.thistle.co.za<br />
Tel: +27 (011) 463 3260<br />
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e-‐mail : service@thistle.co.za<br />
<strong>MQP</strong>-‐<strong>014</strong><br />
Edition 10<br />
What is an <strong>E<strong>QA</strong></strong><br />
<strong>E<strong>QA</strong></strong> is:<br />
Ø An essential part of a quality system for labs<br />
Ø A regulatory requirement for laboratories seeking accreditation through<br />
SANAS<br />
Ø Designed to help labs identify and resolve analytical problems<br />
Ø Part of a laboratory’s accuracy and precision assessment system<br />
What is special about <strong>Thistle</strong> <strong>QA</strong><br />
Ø <strong>Thistle</strong> <strong>QA</strong> was the first organisation in South Africa to gain <strong>E<strong>QA</strong></strong><br />
accreditation through SANAS; firstly according to ISO Guide 43 and more<br />
recently ISO 17043.<br />
Ø Many <strong>E<strong>QA</strong></strong>s are international<br />
Ø Data is stored securely and permanently<br />
Ø Full <strong>participant</strong> confidentiality is assured, unless this requirement is waived<br />
by the <strong>participant</strong>.<br />
Ø We give full in-lab support, with FREE workshops, seminars & bench<br />
consultations<br />
Ø All our teaching carries CPD points.<br />
Ø We do not subcontract any part of our services.<br />
Ø Any changes in a proficiency testing scheme or operation will be<br />
communicated to you via email or published in Quality Matters.<br />
Ø Fees for participation are indicated on the enrolment forms available on the<br />
website or on request from <strong>Thistle</strong>.<br />
Who takes part<br />
Sixteen countries in Africa are enrolled directly in programmes run by <strong>Thistle</strong><br />
<strong>QA</strong>. Our direct database is approaching 4000 laboratories/ instruments.<br />
Both private and state laboratories take part.<br />
Through our data-share facility with Randox (UK) results from 60 countries are<br />
included in our database.<br />
The total database available to labs in Africa through <strong>Thistle</strong> <strong>QA</strong> is now over<br />
22000.<br />
<strong>Thistle</strong> <strong>QA</strong> is truly both local and international<br />
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