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FOI_8112

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
Please see Attachments:
 
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