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Emma, I will be forwarding this to my Haematology colleagues to ask if they can help. But please may I make an appeal (oft repeated). It is NOT external quality control. It's external quality assessment (EQA). It may seem to be a pedantic point, but there is a difference between control and assessment of quality, even though the 2 functions are closely interrelated. Best wishes, Chris Royle, Laboratory Manager (Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology Departments), Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, LONDON SW3 6NP Tel. (020) 7351 8413 Fax (020) 7351 8416 e mail [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Emma James [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 14 June 2002 09:44 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Activated Clotting Times Hi Has anyone got experience of using ACT devices for patients on high dose heparin - cardiac surgery etc. - this is a new area for me so I'd be grateful to hear from anyone who manages these devices in the POC setting. I am also trying to find a source of external quality control material for these devices if anyone knows of one. Many thanks Emma Emma James Point of Care Co-ordinator Dept Clinical Biochemistry Manchester Royal Infirmary Oxford Road Manchester M13 9WL UK Tel: 0161 276 4891 Privileged/Confidential Information and/or Copyright Material may be contained in this e-mail. The information and material is intended for the use of the intended addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended addressee, you may not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorised manner. To do so is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you receive this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software, or notify the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust Helpdesk on +44 (0)20 7351 8696. Communication is not sent through a secure server; Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of outgoing electronic mail. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not represent the views of the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust unless specifically stated.