NHS: Pathology
(asked on 25th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there has been a change in the number of qualified pathologists working in the NHS since 2020.
The following table shows the number of Full-time Equivalent (FTE) doctors working in pathology specialties by grade, in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England in October 2020 and October 2023, as well as the change since 2020:
FTE | October 2020 | October 2023 | Change since October 2020 |
Consultants | 2,822 | 2,957 | 136 (4.8%) |
Specialty and Specialist doctors | 221 | 324 | 103 (46.7%) |
Specialty Registrar | 1,165 | 1,292 | 128 (11.0%) |
Core Training | 234 | 304 | 70 (30.0%) |
Source: NHS Digital Hospital and Community Health Service Workforce Statistics
Notes:
- The table includes all doctors working in the specialty group of pathology plus doctors working in the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology in NHS trusts and other core organisations in England.
- We have provided pathologist numbers by grade to reflect the varying levels of experience and qualification held.