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APPENDIX 7: GENETIC LABORATORY WORKFORCE LEVELS
(a) Staffing and workloads of Scottish Cytogenetics Services
Centre | Prenatal tests | Postnatal tests (incl FISH and tissues) | Cancer tests | Total tests | Staff WTE* |
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Aberdeen | 354 | 1203 | 352 | 1909 | 10.5 |
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Dundee | 262 | 942 | 387 | 1591 | 9.6 |
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Edinburgh | 574 | 1548 | 672 | 2794 | 14.6 |
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Glasgow | 1347 | 3510 | 1444 | 6301 | 32.2 |
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Inverness | 108 | 371 | 191 | 670 | 3 |
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Scotland | 2645 | 7574 | 3046 | 13265 | 69.9 |
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Weighted workload units (amniocentesis 1.3, CVS 2.1, bloods 1, oncology 2.5, solid tissues 1.4, FISH 1.5) give a Scottish total of 19960.2 workunits.
The accepted norm is 250 workunits per WTE* (this includes scientists, technicians and support staff) and thus the current workload equates to 79.84 WTE.
To bring the current workforce of 69.9 WTE up to the target level requires 9.94 WTE new posts (£350k per annum)
(b) Staffing and workload of Scottish Molecular Genetic Services
Centre | Samples Received | DNA Analyses | Prenatal & Urgent | Postnatal Reports | Staff
+A&C |
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Aberdeen | 3045 | 38729 | 346 | 1892 | 7 + 1 |
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Dundee | 2634 | 12516 | 263 | 1886 | 6 + 1 |
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Edinburgh | 2506 | 25242 | 573 | 1684 | 10 + 1 |
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Glasgow | 3833 | 23141 | 390 | 2971 | 13.5 + 1.5 |
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Scotland | 12018 | 99628 | 1572 | 8433 | 36.5 + 4.5 |
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(c) Staffing and Workloads for Genetic Screening Services
Centre | Pregnancy Specimens | Tests | Newborn Specimens | Tests | Scientist ( WTE) | Technical ( WTE) | Other ( WTE) |
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Aberdeen | 4,500 | 9,000 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
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Dundee | 2,500 | 5,000 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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Edinburgh | 10,000 | 20,000 | - | - | 1.6 | - | 0.31 |
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Glasgow | 22,500 | 43,300 | 55,000 | 164,000 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
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Scotland | 39,500 | 77,300 | 55,000 | 164,000 | | | |
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Additional Clinical Scientist post required for expanded newborn screening service (£38K)
NB Staff numbers are as at 2005. The activity figures relate to the year 2003/2004
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