UKAS
Tuesday 26 September
After gaining a degree in Biochemistry and Microbiology from Leeds University, John’s first post was as a company microbiologist in a small scientific consultancy specialising in foods, waters, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals and sterile manufacture processes. His main interests however were in medical microbiology so he joined Poole PHLS and hospital microbiology laboratories, where he completed the then IBMS Special exam.
John then moved to County Durham, developed an interest in management and quality, gained qualifications in such and held senior, management then quality management posts until the end of 2005.
John joined CPA (UK) Ltd as a full time Regional Assessor in January 2006. CPA is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and since June 2013 he was an Assessment Manager (AM) with UKAS and from November 2014, promoted to Senior Assessment Manager. He manages other AMs and is active in various projects, including training in ISO 15189:2012 and ISO 22870:2016 and developing training for new AMs.
During John’s professional career and in his many outside interests and activities, he has always developed his interest in teaching, training and biomedical science promotion and career development and been active in education and development of scientific and support staff. He has actively promoted pathology to a wider audience within the NHS and has been involved in both medical and nursing staff education.
John has been involved in and tutored on courses for the IBMS, been a training/portfolio assessor for the CPSM and then IBMS, panel member for the HCPC and been a lay board member for the Northern Deanery involved with post graduate medical education. He has presented at numerous local and national meetings on both scientific and management themes, and since working for CPA and then UKAS, he now presents regularly on quality and accreditation themes.
When not working, John has a passion for all things “trains, planes, automobiles and motorcycles” and can be found at heritage railways or practicing advanced driving techniques both in cars or on one of his growing collection of motorcycles.
Quality in Point-of-Care Testing merging to ISO 15189 Monday @ 1:00 PM
Point of care accreditation under ISO 15189:2022 Tuesday @ 11:30 AM
The revised ISO 15189 standard and the impact upon delivery and maintenance of effective quality management within Point-of-Care Testing Thursday @ 11:30 AM
