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Dear Colleagues, As a result of recent successful road shows, Birmingham Quality have been asked to increase its specimen exchange repertoire . These schemes have recently been extended to include salivary steroids, (currently cortisol/cortisone and 17á- Hydroxyprogesterone). Please email us at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> to express interest in joining this scheme. The Birmingham Quality Specimen Exchange Schemes are organised through ourselves with a guaranteed frequency and turnaround times with data presentation in the familiar Birmingham Quality house style, which will be easy to interpret. These schemes are an alternative to laboratories organising their own specimen exchange schemes, which can often fall down due to various factors such as time constraints which lead to irregular distributions and an inconsistent approach. We can take all the routine organisation of these schemes away from you. These schemes in the pilot phase are currently free of charge; this may change in the future. Being a participant in the Specimen exchange scheme you have to abide by two rules. 1. The first rule of specimen exchange is that you have to provide (useful) material for the analyte/service for which you wish to participate 2. The second rule of specimen exchange is that you do talk about specimen exchange, speak to other labs in your local sample exchange. Please let us know if you are interested in joining this scheme and if you would be willing to donate remnant clinical material for distribution in the scheme. We would also be interested in knowing of any other analytes you may wish to have as an exchange scheme. Kind regards Martin Roch Principal EQA Scientist Tel: 01214147300 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.uhb.nhs.uk NEQAS (Birmingham Quality) - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston Birmingham, B15 2GW ------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 who posts and they are solely responsible for all message content. The ACB does not monitor posts. 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/