EQA Pilot Schemes for 2026 Launched

We have launched this year's EQA pilot schemes! The arranged pilots will be free of charge for a limited number of participants.

The pilot schemes are:

• 2708 Human Erythropoietin and Thrombopoietin

• 2755 Biochemical indicators of vitamin B12deficiency (HoloTC, MMA, Homocysteine)

• 2756 Immunosuppressants

• 5043 Gram stain, vaginal fluid

• 5241 Bordetella pertussis/parapertussis,nucleic acid detection

• 5305 Bacterial vaginosis and vaginitismultiplex, nucleic acid detection

• 5688 West Nile virus, antibodies

• 5689 HCV RNA from capillary blood, POCT

• 6800 HPV-related head and neck cancer control

Registration for the pilots is open until 15 March 2026.