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Development of ABR peer review External Quality Assurance system

NHS England

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NHS England

Buyer Address: Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, UKI45, SE1 8UG, United Kingdom

Contact Email: england.commercialqueries@nhs.net

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
280000.0 GBP
Published
23 Jan 2026, 13:14
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
24 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
85100000 - Health services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
GENQA LTD
Official Source
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Description

Development of a standard rapid Auditory Brainstem Response External Quality Assurance (ABR EQA) scheme focused on ABR traces only in partnership with Gen QA (consortium with NEQAS and the National Physical Laboratory), to facilitate national and regional ABR EQA and provide an improved measure and assurance of testing performance. The recent review into paediatric audiology within England has shown a significant gap in ABR testing, both in terms of knowledge in performing the test and in quality assurance of the testing. At the present time, the only form of quality assurance for ABR testing is through peer review. There is no national external quality assessment scheme. ABR peer review, is sporadic across the country, with a number of different groups across each area. The quality of these groups is variable, with differing governance structures and no consistent criteria for which cases are selected for review. Participation, desp

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Award Title: Development of ABR peer review External Quality Assurance system

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