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🔬 Boost your awareness of ISO 15189:2022 with the UKAS Training Academy! 🧑🔬 Ready to enhance the competence and quality of your medical laboratory? Join our two-day course, which blends a face-to-face classroom learning experience with self-directed eLearning, to find out how to improve your lab’s processes, focusing on diagnostic testing and patient care. 📅 Dates: Face-to-face workshop: 27-28 November Location: Ashorne Hill, Leamington Spa Self-directed eLearning: Approximately 1 day (coursework) 👉 Book your place today: https://lnkd.in/ePbZCYYR #UKASTrainingAcademy #MedicalLaboratories #ISO15189 #Accreditation #QualityInHealthcare

🛠️ Come and work with the UK's National Accreditation Body - job opportunities for experienced construction products assessors! UKAS is seeking independent Technical Assessors to work remotely across the UK, providing expertise in construction products like clay, ceramics, glass, and pre-cast concrete. Key areas of expertise needed: - Practical knowledge of pre-cast concrete products and structures - Knowledge of clay, ceramic, and glass products, including glazing and structural applications - Background in civil engineering, construction, or material science (degree preferred, but equivalent experience considered) - Familiarity with standards such as ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17020, and ISO/IEC 17021-1. 🔗If you’re ready to bring your skills to a new challenge, apply today and help ensure excellence in construction products: https://lnkd.in/et37BBw9 #ConstructionAssessor #TechnicalAssessor #CivilEngineering #ConstructionProducts

It was a pleasure to welcome customers into the UKAS office today who have all achieved accreditation to BS 70000, either as an Imaging or MPACE service. Thank you to Mary Costelloe, Richard Scott, Saaid Ali and Angela Meadows for their informative presentations on accreditation to BS 70000. This event was also an opportunity to celebrate our customers who have worked hard to gain and maintain accreditation to BS 70000, and to present them with a framed copy of their certificate of accreditation. Thank you to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Alliance Medical Diagnostic Imaging Ltd, One Stop Doctors, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and INHEALTH REPORTING LIMITED for taking the time to visit us today. #BS70000 #AccreditedHealth #MPACE #AccreditedImaging #DiagnosticImaging

Are you a healthcare professional working towards achieving accreditation for your laboratory services? UKAS has a valuable resource to support you in this journey. The UKAS Readiness Self-assessment Tool for ISO 15189:2022 is now available. This free online tool helps you: ✅ Evaluate your current readiness for accreditation ✅ Identify areas for improvement ✅ Understand the requirements of ISO 15189:2022 Using this tool, you can gain a clear picture of your service's preparedness and take informed steps towards achieving accreditation. Start your self-assessment here: https://lnkd.in/e8Sev_sF #Healthcare #QualityManagement #ISO15189 #Accreditation #UKAS

From meeting customers to presenting talks and practical demonstrations in the Quality Infrastructure Hub, the UKAS team had a great time at Lab Innovations last week. Thank you to everyone that attended our sessions and visited the UKAS stand, it was a great event to learn from each other and to celebrate innovation and quality in the vibrant laboratories that serve a multitude of sectors. #LabInnovations24 #LaboratoryAccreditation

🌍 Strengthen your understanding of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 with the UKAS Training Academy's two-day virtual awareness course, running on 26th - 27th November. This highly interactive course will guide you through the essential requirements and principles of ISO/IEC 17021-1, providing practical insights into its application for accredited management system certification. Gain a thorough foundation to support your role in maintaining and developing an accredited certification body. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ejaWYq83 #ISO17021 #AccreditedCertification #ManagementSystems

🔬 Celebrating National Pathology Week! 🔬 Happy #NationalPathologyWeek to all UKAS's medical laboratory customers, technical assessors, and stakeholders across the UK. This week we acknowledge the essential work of pathology professionals who play a critical role in healthcare, from diagnosing diseases to pioneering research. UKAS is proud to work with Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and pathologists throughout the UK, supporting the highest standards in pathology services through accreditation, ensuring the quality, accuracy, and reliability of diagnostic results that patients and healthcare providers depend on. #QualityInHealthcare #PathologyWeek #PathologyIsVital

IAF and ILAC have released a communication on specifying the use of GLOBAC accreditation. The communication addresses the transition from the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) and ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) to the GLOBAC MRA, the use of the IAF MLA and ILAC MRA marks, and other related issues. Until the target date (provisionally January 2026) and establishment of the internal processes and procedures of GLOBAC, IAF and ILAC will maintain normal operations. The full statement can be read here:

What a great few days the UKAS team has had at Lab Innovations in Birmingham! As well as taking part in the Quality Infrastructure forum, where we have been able to talk about the role accreditation plays in underpinning trust and confidence in the results produced by laboratories, it's been great to get out and meet some of our accredited customers! Seen here with the UKAS selfie-frame is Alex Wichlacz, Andy Dines, Chris Shaw, Clare Cossar, Darren Jinks, Gareth Owens, Ian Jenner and some of the team from Gilson UK! Thanks for coming to meet us! #AccreditedLaboratories #AccreditedTesting #AccreditedCalibration

The UKAS team are back on stand L121 today for the second part of Lab Innovations. This year we have participated in the Quality Infrastructure forum with vibrant sessions held throughout yesterday and continuing today. Visit the Quality Hub today for a mixture of talks and practical sessions from Senior Assessment Managers at UKAS.