Internal Reference Number: FOI_8112
Date Request Received: 20/08/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 27/08/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Histology/Histopathology of Cellular Pathology service
Request Category: Health
Question Number 1: I would like to request the following information in relation to your Histology/Histopathology of Cellular Pathology service: • Total number of cases reported in May 2024 o Number of breast cases reported in May 2024 o Number of gynaecological cases reported in May 2024 o Number of haematological cases reported in May 2024 o Number of Head and Neck cases reported in May 2024 o Number of Lower Gastrointestinal cases reported in May 2024 o Number of lung cases reported in May 2024 o Number of skin cases reported in May 2024 o Number of urology cases reported in May 2024 o Number of bone and soft tissue cases reported in May 2024 | |
Answer To Question 1: Total cases reported = 1279 Breast = 100 Gyn = 257 Haem = 19 H&N = 82 LGI = 416 Lung = 8 Skin = 633 Urology = 103 Soft tissue/bone = don’t have this data | |
Question Number 2: • Does the department do in-house immunohistochemistry and molecular testing? | |
Answer To Question 2: The department do immunohistochemistry. | |
Question Number 3: • How many Consultants in the department in May 2024 and how many direct clinical care programmed activities does this equate to? | |
Answer To Question 3: WTE = 4.5 DCC = 30.75 PA’s a week | |
Question Number 4: • How many Agenda for Change staff in each band does the department have? How many of these are Admin and Clerical staff? | |
Answer To Question 4: Please see attachment for Q4 and Q6 To accompany this answer to question 4 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 8112 Q4 and Q6 responses.pdf | |
Question Number 5: • How many vacancies within the department and what role and band? | |
Answer To Question 5: Consultant = 0.95 WTE Band 6 fixed term = 1 WTE Band 4 MLA = 1 WTE Band 2 MLA fixed term = 1 WTE | |
Question Number 6: • What key performance indicators the laboratory uses i.e. 80% urgent cases within 7 days? | |
Answer To Question 6: Please see attachment for Q4 and Q6 | |
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