The ACB/RCPath staffing model was based on the level of CLINICAL service provided as required by the number of clinicians served, and was not based on workload. The model was validated in a large cross-section and geographical distribution of non-teaching DGHs, with extra factors added for teaching hospitals.
Doug Hirst
Bradford
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Alternatively, it suggests that the model was based on sites with lots of medics / biochemists and did not consider sites with fewer top-end staff - many workload models tend to have this deficiency because it is only in places with lots of staff where there is lots of 'free time' which allows people to have the opportunity to develop such models :-)
TIM
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Subject: Re: Determining Staffing Levels
I am not aware of any sound information that can be used for MLSOs or MLAs etc. One source is the Clinical Benchmarking Company reports. http://www.thecbcsite.com or email [log in to unmask] Those of us who participate have just received our reports for the data we sumitted for 1999/2000. Perhaps you have a copy or know someone who does? There is a confidentiality clause in the report so that probably stops me from releasing data from the report through this medium.
A word of caution. I have compared our staffing for Medics/Clinical Biochemists, 3.5 wte, with the ACB/RCPath model and we are spot. On the data from the 80 or so uk labs we are approx 2 x overstaffed for this group suggesting that most labs have not been successful at using this model in budget setting.
Paul Eldridge
University Hospital Lewisham
London SE13 6LH
>>> Tim Hull <[log in to unmask]> 01/09 10:04 am >>>
Dear All,
Can any one point me at some current information which deals with staffing
levels for a given workload. I am especially interested the ratio of chiefs
to seniors and BMS's etc.
Thanks in Advance
Tim
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Tim Hull,
Clinical Chemistry,
Armed Forces Hospital,
Riyadh.
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