External Quality Assessment

A series of five publications on the role and impact of External Quality Assessment (EQA) has been published.

The publications provide a comprehensive overview of the processes involved before EQA samples are delivered and after examination results are submitted to the EQA provider. They explain how the samples are assessed and what benefits participants can expect.                                                                                  

Part I– EQA in general and EQA programs in particular                                                                                                

Part II– EQA cycles

Part III– EQA samples 

Part IV– Benefits for participant laboratories

Part V– Benefits for stakeholders other than participants