A method of inspecting point-of-care biological test appliances by means of an inspection appliance comprises the steps of: receiving qualitative data characterizing the test appliance and the environment in which the appliance is found; receiving the value of a control solution as measured by the test appliance; acquiring the value of the control solution as measured by a reference appliance; transmitting the test value, the reference value, and the qualitative data to a centralizing computer system; determining a bias expected between the received test value and the acquired reference value; comparing the test value with the reference value while taking the bias into account to obtain comparison data; storing the comparison data in association with the qualitative data; generating an inspection report within the computer system; and sending the report to the inspection appliance or to a computer terminal associated with the inspection appliance.