Features
From exclusive tours inside top organisations, to interviews with industry experts and opinion pieces written by quality innovators, read the latest features to improve your knowledge and understanding.
Building trust in food safety auditing
Marie-Claude Quentin, Senior Technical Manager at the Global Food Safety Initiative, explains how it is troubleshooting issues of trust in auditing and certification processes.
Driving clinical improvement in the NHS through audit management
Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness Lead Tracey Brailsford at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust explains how a cloud-based system is helping senior leadership and frontline staff learn from performance and continually improve services for patients.
The benefits of GRAI
Head of Quality Roxann Dawson champions the use of Governance, Risk, Assurance and Improvement (GRAI), alongside other management systems, to help align quality with business strategy.
The role of quality assurance in the UK energy sector transformation
For Ivan Ericsson, Head of Quality Management at engineering and management consultants Expleo UK, treating assurance as a strategic tool, rather than just a box-ticking exercise, is critical to the future of the UK energy sector.
Threat to a Ministry of Defence contract
In our latest dilemma, a small business is subjected to an inappropriate ISO 9001 certification audit.
Achieving accreditation as a small company
Su Chantry, Clinical Director at SKC Occupational Health, outlines her journey to ISO 15189 accreditation.
Dealing with incorrect information
In our latest dilemma, find out what to do when a company appears to have supplied duplicate testing images in order to meet the delivery requirement.
It all starts with study
Mitch Beedie, a freelance researcher/writer, suggests a study, decide, plan, do (SDPD) cycle.
Avoiding auditing pitfalls
Stanley O'Donnell IRCA Principal Auditor, has conducted audits globally in a variety of industries including aerospace, medical, oil and gas, to name a few. He has experienced many pitfalls when auditing and shares some of the obstacle’s auditors should avoid.
Essentials for a safe on-site audit
Sharjeel Farooq, IRCA Principal Auditor, and Director of Advanced Certifications Pvt Limited in Pakistan, shares his experience and advice on how to hold a safe on-site audit during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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