RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Leeds regional quality control scheme for clinical biochemistry: A progress report
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 875
OP 880
DO 10.1136/jcp.26.11.875
VO 26
IS 11
A1 Howarth, A. T.
A1 Noble, R. L.
A1 Payne, R. B.
A1 Steel, A. E.
A1 Teasdale, P. R.
YR 1973
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/26/11/875.abstract
AB The results from a regional quality control scheme for clinical biochemistry are analysed. Comparison with results from an earlier period shows that the quality of several of the 15 routine analyses has improved. The methods by which the sera are produced and distributed, and the weekly results are analysed, are described. Each of the 25 laboratories receives an individual weekly computer printout within 24 hours of the deadline for the receipt of results. At the end of each six-month period a printout is produced ranking each laboratory for `accuracy' and `precision' for each test.