1. Workshop on implementing internal audit - NGRL (Manchester), St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester October 2003 Implementing internal audit under the new CPA standards Organised by the National Genetics Reference Laboratory (Manchester) and held in Seminar room 3, Staff Development Suite, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester on Wednesday 15 th October 2003

2. Workshop on implementing internal audit - NGRL (Manchester), St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester October 2003 Programme MORNING SESSION – TALKSMORNING SESSION – TALKS 10:00 Welcome – Simon Patton (NGRL, Manchester)10:00 Welcome – Simon Patton (NGRL, Manchester) 10:15 New CPA standards and introduction to audit – Cheryl Blair (CPA, Sheffield)10:15 New CPA standards and introduction to audit – Cheryl Blair (CPA, Sheffield) 11:30 Talk by lab currently setting up audit – Alan Clark (Regional DNA/Cytogenetics lab, Liverpool)11:30 Talk by lab currently setting up audit – Alan Clark (Regional DNA/Cytogenetics lab, Liverpool) 11:40 Talk by lab currently setting up audit – Jonathan Waters (Regional Cytogenetics lab, London)11:40 Talk by lab currently setting up audit – Jonathan Waters (Regional Cytogenetics lab, London) 11:50 Talk by lab currently doing audit – Heather Ward (Regional Cytogenetics lab, Manchester)11:50 Talk by lab currently doing audit – Heather Ward (Regional Cytogenetics lab, Manchester) 12:00 Talk by lab currently doing audit – Els Voorhoeve (LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands)12:00 Talk by lab currently doing audit – Els Voorhoeve (LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands) 12:15 Lunch12:15 Lunch

3. Workshop on implementing internal audit - NGRL (Manchester), St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester October 2003 Workshop objectives Morning session:Morning session: –To give an introduction to the new CPA standards and their requirements for audit. Afternoon session:Afternoon session: –To give a basic introduction to the techniques used to successfully implement an audit programme.