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Meet Al Bryant – Healthcare Accreditation Specialist
In our ‘meet the people’ series, UKAS looks at the people behind the UK’s accreditation body. Today we meet Alyson …
Spotlight on accreditation standards: ISO 15189 medical laboratories
Medical laboratories play a critical role in the delivery of healthcare services, providing essential diagnostic tests an…
Call for expression of interest for accredited air sampling and/or exposure badge analysis for nitrous oxide for staff working in hospital environments
UKAS is working with NHS England to establish a project to develop ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for organisations wis…
Publication of ISO 15189:2022
ISO 15189:2022 Medical Laboratories – Requirements for quality and competence has now been published. ILAC has agreed a…
Information on the new ISO 15189 standard
The Institute of Biomedical Science has published an article which provides further detail about the updated ISO 15189 st…
Margaret Sillis – Independent Technical Assessor
Specialist skills to support technical excellence in all sectors Technical competence is central to UKAS’s ability to o…
Meet the people – Kate Wooster
What is your name? Kate Wooster What UKAS department do you work in? Medical Laboratories What is your job title? Asses…
Guest Blog: Dr Jack Kreindler on his experience with ISO 15189 accreditation
What I learned from one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, professionally – accreditation for ISO 15189: F…
Update of UKAS certificates for ISO 15189 – Medical Laboratories
All UKAS certificates of accreditation for ISO 15189 Medical Laboratories are being updated following the November 2021 i…
Delivering public confidence in private providers of Covid-19 testing – the ongoing role of UKAS Accreditation
UKAS is the National Accreditation Body for the United Kingdom. UKAS is appointed by Government, to assess and accredit o…