UK SMI Consultations

Open consultations

UK SMI V 05: Laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis C virus

This consultation is open from 04/04/2025 to 25/04/2025

We invite your valuable feedback on the UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations (UK SMI) V 05: Laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis C virus.

The title of this document has changed from Screening for hepatitis C infection and has been combined with UK SMI V 08: Vertical and perinatal transmission of hepatitis C

To contribute to the consultation, we kindly request that all feedback be submitted through our dedicated survey form using the following link:

https://forms.office.com/e/Y2YgdGgUSG

Please note: The Standards Unit are testing a new survey format and therefore the questions may be different to previous surveys. We encourage any feedback to be submitted either through the form, or by emailing the Standards Unit directly.

If you encounter difficulties accessing the online survey, kindly contact the Standards Unit at [email protected].

Closed consultations

Our closed consultations are arranged by year and sorted by their area

UK SMI Consultations: Identification

UK SMI ID 06: identification of Neisseria species

UK SMI ID 12: Identification of Haemophilus species and the HACEK group of organisms

UK SMI ID 15: identification of Actinomyces and reclassified species

UK SMI ID 17: Identification of Pseudomonas species and other non-glucose fermenters

UK SMI ID 01: Introduction to the preliminary identification of medically important bacteria and fungi from culture

UK SMI Consultations: Syndromic

UK SMI S 13: painful and/or discharging ear

UK SMI S 06: Infectious syndromes affecting the genitourinary tract and reproductive organs

UK SMI Consultations: Virology

UK SMI V 37: Chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection – testing by Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs)

UK SMI V 44: Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis

UK SMI V11: HIV screening and confirmation

 

UK SMI Consultations: Bacteriology

UK SMI B 05: Investigation of nasal and paranasal sinus samples

UK SMI B 10: Investigation of faecal specimens for Clostridioides difficile