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UK SMI Consultations

Open consultations

New consultation opened for UK SMI ID 4 and UK SMI ID 11

This consultation is open from 20/03/2026 to 20/04/2026

We invite your valuable feedback on two UK SMI documents.

Note: The deadline for comments has been extended to 20 April 2026 due to the Easter Bank holidays

1. UK SMI ID 4 - Identification of Streptococcus species, Enterococcus species and morphologically similar organisms

To comment on UK SMI ID 4 please use the below link: https://forms.office.com/e/qgJ9MXDEiv

2. UK SMI ID 11: Identification of Moraxella species and morphologically similar organisms

To comment on UK SMI ID 11, please use the below link: https://forms.office.com/e/U4SspwpGXa

To contribute to the consultation, we kindly request that all feedback be submitted through the dedicated survey form associated with the UK SMI document that you would like to comment on.

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 any of the online surveys, 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 5: Laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis C virus

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