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NPAAC News
This page provides information on current NPAAC activities.
NPAAC News Letters
NPAAC News Letter - February 2012 (PDF 29 KB)NPAAC News Letter - July 2011 (PDF 47 KB)
What's New
The following draft NPAAC revised documents have been released for public consultation and are now available on the NPAAC website:- Requirements for the Supervision of Medical Pathology Laboratories(20XX Edition)
NPAAC Documents for Public Consultation
The following draft documents were released for public consultation. The consultation period closed on 31 August 2012.
- Requirements for the Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty (20XX Edition)
- Requirements for the Development and Use of In-House In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDs) (20XX Edition)
- Performance Measures for Australian Laboratories Reporting Cervical Cytology (20XX Edition)
These documents also can be viewed via the link below:
NPAAC Documents for Public Consultation
July 2012
The following revised NPAAC documents are now available on the NPAAC website:Guidelines for Approved Pathology Collection Centres 2012
Requirements for Medical Testing of Human Nucleic Acids 2012
Requirements for Medical Testing of Microbial Nucleic Acids 2012
Requirements for the Performance of Anatomical Pathology Cut-up 2012
July 2011
Proposed NPAAC initiative to re-format its existing publications
NPAAC publications form the accreditation materials scheduled in the Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratory Practice for Pathology Laboratories.)The NPAAC requirements are developed by expert committees and are reviewed approximately every three years.
NPAAC has recently decided to review its full suite of publications that will be applicable to all medical pathology services and to incorporate these elements into one overarching document. The proposed document will be supported by more streamlined technical requirements in specific areas of pathology testing. It will also remove any duplication and inconsistencies between individual documents. The review of the full suite of NPAAC publications will be undertaken in consultation with the Chairs of the relevant expert
committees.
It is envisaged that the proposed document will supersede the Requirements for Pathology Laboratories and Requirements for Quality Management in Medical Laboratories documents and include elements relating to supervision and governance.
The proposed new overarching document is still under early development and will undergo NPAAC’s usual process of public consultation when it is further developed.
Additional information will be posted on the NPAAC website as it becomes available.
If you are unable to view any documents or have any queries, please contact the NPAAC Secretariat.
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