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The summary EQA timetable are available to download for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. 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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2026 Distribution 22
2026 Clinical Genetics - cardiovascular disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks
2026 Clinical Genetics - monogenic disorders - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks
2026 Clinical Genetics - oncogenetics - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks
2026 DNA extraction from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue - OPENS Testing Period: 3 weeks | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6
2026 Rapid prenatal testing for common aneuploidies - CLOSES | Sat 7 |
| Sun 8 | Mon 9
2026 Distribution 23
2026 cfDNA extraction from plasma - prenatal (pilot) - OPENS Testing Period: 3 Weeks
2026 cfDNA extraction from plasma - somatic (pilot) round 2 - OPENS Testing Period: 3 Weeks | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13
2026 BRCA testing for ovarian and prostate cancer - somatic - CLOSES
2026 BRCA testing for ovarian, breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer - germline - CLOSES
2026 BRCA testing for prostate cancer - cfDNA - CLOSES
2026 Circulating free (cf) DNA testing in lung cancer - CLOSES
2026 Interpretation of RNA splicing variants - CLOSES
2026 Classification and interpretation of germline CNVs - CLOSES
2026 Classification and interpretation of germline SNVs and indels - CLOSES
2026 Classification of haematological sequence variants (pilot) - CLOSES
2026 Classification of somatic solid tumour variants (pilot) - CLOSES
2026 Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for germline CNVs (pilot) - CLOSES
2026 Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for germline SNVs and indels - CLOSES
2026 Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for somatic SNVs and indels - tumour testing only - CLOSES
2026 Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for somatic SNVs and indels - tumour with germline subtraction analysis - CLOSES | Sat 14 |
| Sun 15 | Mon 16
2026 Distribution 24
2026 DNA extraction from saliva - OPENS Testing Period: 3 weeks
2026 SARS-CoV-2 sequencing - Distribution 6150 - round 3 - OPENS Testing Period: 6 weeks from sample distribution | Tue 17 | Wed 18 | Thu 19 | Fri 20
2026 Bone Marrow Failure syndromes (pilot) - CLOSES
2026 Inherited cytopenias (pilot) - CLOSES
2026 DNA extraction from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue - CLOSES
2026 Reproductive carrier screening (pilot) - CLOSES | Sat 21 |
| Sun 22 | Mon 23 | Tue 24 | Wed 25 | Thu 26 | Fri 27
2026 cfDNA extraction from plasma - prenatal (pilot) - CLOSES
2026 cfDNA extraction from plasma - somatic (pilot) round 2 - CLOSES
2026 Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for aneuploidies - CLOSES
2026 Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for common microdeletions - CLOSES
2026 Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for fetal sexing - CLOSES | Sat 28 |
| Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Tue 1 | Wed 2 | Thu 3 | Fri 4
2026 DNA extraction from saliva - CLOSES | Sat 5 |
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