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The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) FW&E laboratories protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.
The toxoplasma reference laboratory (TRL) in Swansea provides laboratory investigation of toxoplasma infection.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides proficiency testing (PT) schemes, also known as external quality assessment (EQA) schemes.
The public health microbiology service in the South East is provided by the Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust.
The public health laboratory for the south west region is based in Bristol.
PHE's public health laboratories provide routine and enhanced molecular diagnostic services to NHS trusts.
Public Health England provides PT schemes for food and water microbiology.
The unit is a specialist in aerobiology, biocontainment and biosafety. The unit provides government departments and the commercial sector with expertise, advice and consultancy.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is particularly suited to laboratories in the water testing and clinical microbiology sectors that examine hospital tap waters.
Reports summarising the activities of the UK's national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.
An overview of quality standards at the UK Health Security Agency's microbiology services based in Colindale.
An offer to scientists and science
The UK Clinical Mycology Network (UKCMN) helps provide the highest standard of clinical mycology services across related disciplines in the UK.
Sample external quality assessment (EQA) schedules for all Public Health England's food and water microbiology proficiency testing schemes.
The European food microbiology legislation scheme is designed for laboratories that examine foods for compliance with Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 and subsequent amendments.
A range of tests are available from the majority of PHE regional clinical microbiology laboratories.
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