A very timely enquiry Please see text on the initial ("Feedback") page of the report for Distribution 884 in the UK NEQAS for Clinical Chemistry, which is being published later today, inviting participants to register for pancreatic-specific amylase Hopefully we should have an answer within a couple of distributions . . . Best wishes David On 30 Jun 2011 at 11:25, Caroline Addison wrote: > We have recently moved to pancreatic amylase from amylase, but we seem > to be in the minority. > > Im wondering how many labs in the UK use pancreatic specific amylase > rather than serum amylase? and for those who don’t use pancreatic > amylase, why not? > > Thank you in advance > > Caroline Addison > > Gateshead Health NHS Trust > Queen Elizabeth Hospital > Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE9 6SX > > Dr David Bullock Director, Birmingham Quality P O Box 3909, Birmingham B15 2UE, U K FAX: 0121 414 1179 [+44 121 414 1179] ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/