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Improving Healthcare Science Workforce Data for Better Diagnostic Decisions

The 2013 ESR Roadshow discusses the importance of improving workforce data for Healthcare Scientists (HCS), who, although representing only 5% of the NHS workforce, influence approximately 80% of diagnostic decisions. With around 35,000 qualified HCS professionals, the session highlights challenges in workforce classification and coding, where 26% remain ill-defined due to inadequate coding choices. Current initiatives aim to enhance data accuracy by modifying the National Workforce Dataset (NWD) and integrating informatics into future workforce planning under the Modernising Scientific Careers initiative.

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Improving Healthcare Science Workforce Data for Better Diagnostic Decisions

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  1. 19th June 2013 ESR Roadshow, HSCIC Improving data for the Healthcare Science workforce Dr.Richard Billings MSC Programme Team

  2. Modernising Scientific Careers • HCS represent about 5% of NHS workforce…… • ….but they influence about 80% of all diagnostic decisions • The total qualified (Band 5+) HCS workforce headcount is around 35,000 • Life Sciences 15,855 (2,073) • Physiological Sciences 6,723 (454) • Physical Sciences & Biomed.Eng. 7,505 (559) • Unclassified HCS 4,998 (16%) • About 26% of the HCS workforce is ill-defined – mainly because of inadequate coding choices available in the NWD and hence ESR • Only 16 of the 40+ scientific specialisms are currently able to be coded satisfactorily in ESR • A project is underway to modify the NWD and hence the ESR to allow coding of the whole HCS workforce – and aim to include informatics in future

  3. Modernising Scientific Careers • HCS represent about 5% of NHS workforce…… • ….but they influence about 80% of all diagnostic decisions • The total qualified (Band 5+) HCS workforce headcount is around 35,000 • Life Sciences 15,855 (2,073) • Physiological Sciences 6,723 (454) • Physical Sciences & Biomed.Eng. 7,505 (559) • Unclassified HCS 4,998 (16%) • About 26% of the HCS workforce is ill-defined – mainly because of inadequate coding choices available in the NWD and hence ESR • Only 16 of the 40+ scientific specialisms are currently able to be coded satisfactorily in ESR • A project is underway to modify the NWD and hence the ESR to allow coding of the whole HCS workforce – and aim to include informatics in future

  4. Modernising Scientific Careers

  5. Modernising Scientific Careers • HCS represent about 5% of NHS workforce • They influence about 80% of all diagnostic decisions • The total qualified (Band 5+) HCS workforce headcount is around 35,000 • Life Sciences 15,855 (2,073) • Physiological Sciences 6,723 (454) • Physical Sciences & Biomed.Eng. 7,505 (559) • Unclassified HCS 4,998 (16%) • About 26% of the HCS workforce is ill-defined – mainly because of inadequate coding choices available in the NWD and hence ESR • Only 16 of the 40+ scientific specialisms are currently able to be coded satisfactorily in ESR • A project is underway to modify the NWD and hence the ESR to allow coding of the whole HCS workforce – and aim to include informatics in future

  6. Modernising Scientific Careers About 17,000 headcount

  7. Modernising Scientific Careers • HCS represent about 5% of NHS workforce • They influence about 80% of all diagnostic decisions • The total qualified (Band 5+) HCS workforce headcount is around 35,000 • Life Sciences 15,855 (2,073) • Physiological Sciences 6,723 (454) • Physical Sciences & Biomed.Eng. 7,505 (559) • Unclassified HCS 4,998 (16%) • About 26% of the HCS workforce is ill-defined – mainly because of inadequate coding choices available in the NWD and hence ESR • Only 16 of the 40+ scientific specialisms are currently able to be coded satisfactorily in ESR • A project is underway to modify the NWD and hence the ESR to allow coding of the whole HCS workforce – and aim to include informatics in future

  8. Modernising Scientific Careers

  9. Modernising Scientific Careers • ESR and coding for HCS…………….

  10. Modernising Scientific Careers

  11. Modernising Scientific Careers

  12. Modernising Scientific Careers • Aids to planning HCS in the future……. • HCS ESR project • Communications & guidance out July 2013 • Implemented Dec 2013 • Data verified July 2014 • New data to appear in 2014 Census • ESR inputers supported by local Healthcare Science managers • Good quality HCS workforce data for the first time • Scientific networks available for points of reference • fiona.carragher@gsts.com Deputy CSO

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