-----Original Message----- From: c=GB;a=NHS;p=NHS NATIONAL INT;dda:RFC-822=ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK; Sent: 15 November 2001 18:02 To: c=GB;a=NHS;p=NHS NATIONAL INT;dda:RFC-822=ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK; Subject: Re: method performance monitoring >One of our laboratory's best assays, by any measure you wish to test it, is >17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone. This is a fully 'in-house' extraction manual >method, carried out by experienced,well-trained, highly skilled MLSOs, the >results interpreted by experienced biochemists and accepted by grateful >clinicians who have faith and confidence in the results produced by the >laboratory. Lord, Allah, or whoever else you wish to invoke, help us if we >used one particular commercial company's assay for the above-mentioned >analyte! Since man created God in his own image and therefore GOd does not exist, I assume you are really saying 'physician heal thyself'. TIM ************************************************************************** Prof. Tim Reynolds, Clinical chemistry Dept., Queen's Hospital, Belvedere Rd., Burton-on-Trent. tel: +44 (0) 1283 511511 ext 4035 fax: +44 (0) 1283 593064 email: [log in to unmask] [alternative email for when all too frequently NHS Net isn't working [log in to unmask]]