For participating laboratories

Taking part in a scheme on EqasOnline

Your PT provider runs its scheme on EqasOnline. Here is how your laboratory registers, and what you do in each round.

Register with a provider codeLog in to the lab portal

Register your laboratory

There are two ways in, and both take the same four steps. If your provider sent you a link to its own registration page, use that: no code is needed. Otherwise, register with the 8-character provider code your provider gave you.

  1. 01

    Lab details

    Your laboratory's name, email and password, its address, at least one contact person, and the tests you take part in.

  2. 02

    Test setup

    For each test, the instrument, method, reagent or other details your provider asks for, so you are compared with the right peer group.

  3. 03

    Verify your email

    Enter the 6-digit code we email to the lab address. Your registration is sent only after this step.

  4. 04

    Your provider reviews it

    Your PT provider approves the registration and lets you know when your account is active. You then sign in to the lab portal.

Keep your details ready

The form keeps your entries only while the page is open, so have your address, contact people and test details to hand before you start.

In each round

  1. 01

    Receive your samples

    You get an email when your samples are on their way. When they arrive, confirm receipt in the portal and record the condition they arrived in.

  2. 02

    Submit your results

    Enter your results in the portal before the deadline; you can edit them until then. If you have not submitted, reminders arrive by email and in the portal three days and one day before.

  3. 03

    See how you did

    Once your provider releases the round, see your z-scores and peer comparison and download your reports. At the end of each cycle, print your Certificate of Achievement.

  4. 04

    Follow up

    Raise a complaint or an appeal against a round, or record a corrective action for an out-of-range result, from the portal.

If registration gets stuck

The code is not accepted
Check the code with your PT provider. It is 8 letters and numbers; case does not matter.
No tests are listed
Your provider has not published tests for this code yet. Ask your provider before continuing.
The verification email does not arrive
Check your spam folder, then use “Send a new code” in the verification window.

Questions? Contact your PT provider

Your provider runs your scheme and manages your laboratory's account, so questions about codes, tests, fees, rounds and results go to them.

Answers for labs