Alyson Bryant, Healthcare Accreditation Specialist at the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), with an update for laboratories.
In December last year, ISO 15189:2022 Medical Laboratories – Requirements for Quality and Competence was published. This initiated a three-year transition period for all organisations accredited to ISO 15189:2012, including those also accredited to ISO 22870:2016 (Point of care testing (POCT) – Requirements for Quality and Competence). At the end of the transition period, all organisations accredited to ISO 15189:2012, with or without ISO 22870:2016, must have been assessed and accredited to ISO 15189:2022.
UKAS has already sent out information to accredited laboratories, and to UKAS technical assessors, regarding the transition process, all of which is also available on the UKAS website (ukas.com/accreditation/iso-15189-transition). Customers should periodically check the website hub for updates, as additional information will be added throughout the transition period.
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