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VETQAS® is APHA’s independent, accredited, proficiency testing (PT) service provided by the APHA’s Quality Assurance Unit (QAU). Recognised by national accreditation bodies, it is ISO/IEC 17043 accredited and is a market leader in the provision of PT schemes for veterinary laboratories.
Market leading, UK-based, experts with over 40 years of industry experience
APHA’s independent Quality Assurance unit based at Sutton Bonington, near Loughborough, Leicestershire. It is the market leader in proficiency testing for veterinary laboratories, with over 40 years experience in the field and is an accredited proficiency testing provider (ISO/IEC 17043 – Conformity Assessment – Guidelines for Proficiency Testing)
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How will VETQAS PT schemes help my laboratory?
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The main benefit is to give you confidence that your lab is performing its routine testing correctly. You will get an unbiased external assessment of your performance which can be used to show competency to your clients / accreditation assessors.
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Are the VETQAS schemes accredited?
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The majority of schemes on the price list are accredited by United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to ISO/IEC 17043 – Conformity assessment Guidelines for Proficiency testing providers. All schemes on the website price list are annotated showing current status.
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What is the range of PT schemes offered by VETQAS?
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VETQAS currently offer veterinary schemes covering Antibody detection, Haematology, Virology, TSE, Parasitology, Feed Tests, Microbiology and Histopathology. New schemes are always under evaluation.
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What is VETQAS?
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VETQAS® is APHA Scientific’s independent, accredited Quality Assurance unit and has been established for over 50 years. VETQAS® is the international market leader in Proficiency Testing (PT) for veterinary laboratories. It is a UKAS accredited proficiency testing provider No. 0004. The majority of our PT schemes are accredited to ISO 17043, please view schedule of accreditation.
The Proficiency Testing schemes we offer help provide testing laboratories with the evidence necessary to prove that their tests meet third party accreditation quality
standards.Visit our VETQAS® Proficiency Testing page for more information about this service.
Trusted Worldwide
100+
Our service reach customers in more than 100 countries around the globe
customer satisfaction
95%
95% of our customers would recommend our services
A legacy of excellence
50yrs
Proud Proficiency Testing provider for over five decades
Bespoke.
We will choose VETQAS in the future again, as we appreciate the service and assistance of the team. VETQAS produced a bespoke product tailored to suit our needs. With the excellent support of VETQAS we were able to assess and to improve performance quality of Swiss laboratories in direct detection of Brucella species by staining.
- Gudrun Overesch, Dr. med. vet
- Head of Center of Zoonoses | Bacterial Animal Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (ZOBA) | University of Bern
Confidence.
Taking part in VETQAS Proficiency Testing schemes not only gives us confidence in the work that we do but is great evidence to provide to accreditation bodies.
- Sara Savic
- Head of Department for Serology_ Immunology and Biochemistry | Scientific Veterinary Institute ‘Novi Sad’
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- ISO/IEC 17043 Accredited
- Offers a wide range of PT schemes
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