IAF MD 6:2023 issue 3
This Technical Bulletin has been produced to ensure that validation and verification bodies (V/VBs) that provide validati…
Joint statement by UKAS and ARHAI on the use of unaccredited microbiological test results
Statement by Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland We are aware of concerns in re…
Transition arrangements for ISO/IEC 27006-1:2024
This Technical Bulletin is applicable to all Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Certification Bodies. Followi…
Assessment of a physiological science service’s approach to the assurance of competence for all clinical staff involved in the patient pathway
Background This paper is intended to clarify requirements of the IQIPS standard 2023 and UKAS’s expectations of how a p…
Inclusion of Climate Change considerations within Management System Standards
Introduction IAF and ISO have published a joint communique, highlighting the changes being made to a number of Management…
Private providers of COVID-19 testing and sampling – Updated legislation
On 2nd January 2024 the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)’s Minimum standards for private sector providers of COVID-19 …
ISO 15189:2022 transition update
Following the publication of ISO 15189:2022 in December 2022, the first year of the three-year transition period is now c…
ISO/IEC 17043:2023 – Guidance for accredited and applicant Proficiency Testing Providers
Following the publication of ISO/IEC 17043:2023, this bulletin has been produced to update Proficiency Testing Providers …
Accreditation options for genomic testing services – fixed vs flexible scope
Accreditation options for genomic testing services: fixed vs flexible scope Over the last few years UKAS has been trialli…
Andrology transition – WHO 2021 – update
The majority of UKAS transition assessments to the 6th edition of the WHO laboratory manual for the examination and proce…