UK NEQAS for H&I Staff

Current Positions:

• Director for UK NEQAS for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I)
• Head of Transplantation Services for Welsh Transplantation Laboratory, Welsh Blood Service, Cardiff

Professional Career:

• HCPC registered Clinical Scientist and Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath)
• Joined UK NEQAS in 2013 as H&I Scheme Manager, then as Deputy Director, and now Director
• Over 20 years’ experience working in H&I

Other Professional Roles:

• RCPath Specialist Advisory Committee for H&I
• RCPath Wales Regional Council Member
• RCPath Examiner
• Member of British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (BSHI)
• Member of British Transplant Society

Contact:

• Email: deborah.pritchard3@wales.nhs.uk

Current Positions:

• Manager for UK NEQAS for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I)
• UK NEQAS Board Divisional Representative Immunology Division

Professional Career:

• HCPC registered Clinical Scientist and Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath)
• Over 20 years’ experience working in H&I
• First joined UK NEQAS in 2018 as H&I Operations Manager

Other Professional Roles:

• European Federation of Immunogenetics (EFI) External Proficiency Testing (EPT) Committee
• RCPath Examiner
• Member of British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (BSHI)
• Member of British Transplant Society
• BSHI Research Executive Secretary
• BSHI Education Board member
• Trained Mediator
• Trained Coach and Mentor
• IBMS Training Officer

Contact:

• Email: amy.de-ath@wales.nhs.uk

Current position:

• Deputy to UK NEQAS for H&I Manager

Professional career:

• HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
• Joined UK NEQAS for H&I in 2000
• Over 35 years experience working in H&I
• Previous roles include EFI/UKAS Accreditation Co-ordinator for the Welsh Transplantation and Immunogenetics Laboratory.

Contact:

• Email: melanie.bartley@wales.nhs.uk

Current position:

• UK NEQAS for H&I Healthcare Scientist Practitioner

Professional career:

• Graduated with a BSc Genetics from Cardiff University in 2009.
• Joined the Welsh Blood Service in 2009 as a Medical Laboratory Assistant.
• Joined UK NEQAS for H&I as a QA Technical Officer in 2010.
• Became UK NEQAS for H&I Healthcare Scientist Practitioner in 2017.
• Previous roles include internal auditor for the Welsh Blood Service.

Other Professional Roles:

• Member of the UK NEQAS IT working group.

Contact:

• Email: geraint.clarke@wales.nhs.uk

Current Position:

• QA Technical Officer for UK NEQAS for H&I

Professional Career:

• Graduated as a Master of Biological Sciences from Cardiff University in 2019.
• Began working within the EQA field in February 2020.
• Joined the UK NEQAS for H&I team in February 2021.

Other Professional Roles:

• Member of the UK NEQAS logistics working group.
• Member of the UK NEQAS competitor analysis core group.
• Member of UK NEQAS Sustainability working Group.

Contact:

• Email: jack.jefferies@wales.nhs.uk