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Workforce planning in pathology toolkit
Free tool to support workforce planning in pathology.
The Department of Health has commissioned a free tool to support workforce planning in pathology.
The main aim of the toolkit is to log what the scientific workforce currently does in individual pathology services, and to help managers to model changes to its profile when demand for tests varies, work is redesigned or the competence required to do it is reassessed, improvements in productivity are achieved.
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Guide for pathology managers (PDF, 664K)
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Guidance for department managers (PDF, 511K)
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How to use the model (PDF, 1252K)
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Main model spreadsheet (XLS, 2927K)
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Task entry spreadsheet (XLS, 365K)