Summary of changes for Technical EQA
Updated 8 October 2026
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1. Throughout:
- Revised references to ‘NQAAP’ to state ‘NQAAP (or equivalent)’
2. Chapter 6: Conditions of entry for laboratories
Inserted statement that explicitly excludes the participation of laboratories not currently reporting cytology
3. Chapter 10: Production of EQA material
3.1 10.2 Control slides for audit
Revised to state that 4 control slides will be used in an assessment and that these will reflect the staining technologies in use by the programme at the time of the assessment.