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The summary EQA timetable can be downloaded HERE. The calendar below includes all EQA open/close dates and other GenQA events.
EQA Catalogue Groups
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Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counselling
Genomic and Inherited Disorders
Haematological Neoplasms
Individual Competency Assessment
Molecular Newborn Screening
Molecular Pathology
Multidisciplinary team (MDT) working
Pharmacogenomics
Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)
Reproductive Genomics
Sample Handling
Technical (Next Generation Sequencing)
Variant Classification
Viral Sequencing
Other Events
GenQA EQA Enrolment Event
GenQA EQA Distribution Event
GenQA webinar
Conference
GenQA workshop
GenQA Participant meeting
GenQA office closed
Other
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| Sun 5 | Mon 6 | Tue 7
2026 Distribution 1
2026 Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Molecular Newborn screening (bloodspots) - round 1 - OPENS Testing Period: 4 weeks
2026 MCADD Molecular Newborn Screening (bloodspots) - round 1 - OPENS Testing Period: 4 weeks
2026 SCID Molecular Newborn Screening (bloodspots) - round 1 - OPENS Testing Period: 4 weeks
2026 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Molecular Newborn screening (bloodspots) - round 1 - OPENS Testing Period: 4 weeks
2026 Chromosome instability syndromes - OPENS Testing Period: 8 weeks
2026 Developmental Delay - OPENS Testing Period: 8 weeks
2026 Differences in Sex Development (DSD) - OPENS Testing Period: 8 weeks
2026 Hypotonic Infant - OPENS Testing Period: 8 weeks
2026 Imprinting disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 8 weeks
2026 Infertility - OPENS Testing Period: 8 weeks
2026 Maternal cell contamination (MCC) & fetal sexing - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks | Wed 8 | Thu 9 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 |
| Sun 12 | Mon 13
2026 Distribution 2
2026 Colorectal cancer - core - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks
2026 Colorectal cancer - MMR (MSI) - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks
2026 Lung cancer - comprehensive (molecular) - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks
2026 Lung cancer - EGFR only - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks
2026 Melanoma - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks
2026 Microsatellite instability testing (MSI) - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17
2025 SARS-CoV-2 sequencing - Distribution 5989 - round 4 - CLOSES | Sat 18 |
| Sun 19 | Mon 20
2026 Distribution 3
2026 Cardiac disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Epilepsy disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Renal disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Respiratory disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 |
| Sun 26 | Mon 27
2026 Distribution 4
2026 Ataxia & Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) and related sensory and motor neuropathies - OPENS Testing Period: 7 weeks
2026 Eye disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 7 weeks
2026 Familial colorectal cancer and polyposis - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Familial endocrine tumour predisposition disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 7 weeks
2026 Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) - OPENS Testing Period: 7 weeks
2026 Gastroenterology and hepatology disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Mitochondrial disease - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Muscular dystrophies - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Neurodegenerative disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Neurofibromatosis and rasopathies - OPENS Testing Period: 7 weeks
2026 Parathyroid and Calcium Regulation disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 7 weeks
2026 Primary Immunodeficiency disorders (PID) - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Skeletal dysplasia (including Osteogenesis Imperfecta) - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 Variant Validation - OPENS Testing Period: 18 weeks
2026 DNA quantification - OPENS Testing Period: 3 weeks | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30
BRCA-HRR Variant Classification Run 16 CLOSES
| Fri 1 | Sat 2 |
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