Specifically the information that I am requesting is:
How many different modalities of Radiography are there?
How many staff are employed in each individual modality?
Which Radiography Modalities employ Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers?
How many HCPC registered professionals are employed in each individual modality of Radiography? (please separate this information by modality, For example “In CT and MRI the NHS employs 200, 000 HCPS registered professionals nationwide” and then “In x-Ray, the NHS employs 300,000 HCPC registered professionals”
How many Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers are employed by each individual modality of Radiography? Again please separate this information by modality, For example “In CT and MRI the NHS employs 100, 000 Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers” and then “In x-Ray, the NHS employs 100,000 Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers”
If possible, how many Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers have gone on to become Fully Qualified Radiographers in the last 10 years?
If the last question is possible for you to answer please separate the information as such:
This Year (e.g. in “2022/2023” format):
1. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, who became Fully Qualified Radiographers through the apprenticeship scheme.
2. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, who applied to study to become Fully Qualified Radiographers through the apprenticeship scheme.
3. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, who became Fully Qualified Radiographers after attending a university course.
4. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers who began studying to become Fully Qualified Radiographers at university.
5. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, that DID become fully qualified radiographers, that returned to work for their original trust as Fully Qualified Radiographers.
Previous Year (e.g. in “2021/2022” format):
6. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, who became Fully Qualified Radiographers through the apprenticeship scheme.
7. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, who applied to study to become Fully Qualified Radiographers through the apprenticeship scheme.
8. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, who became Fully Qualified Radiographers after attending a university course.
9. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, who began studying to become Fully Qualified Radiographers at university.
10. Number of Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers Nationally, that DID become fully qualified radiographers, that returned to work for their original trust as Fully Qualified Radiographers.
If any part of the last question cannot be answered, please continue to answer what you can as above.
I accept that some of the above may be challenging for you to provide accurate statistics on I ask that if there is anything that you cannot answer accurately, that you inform me, and continue to answer everything else regardless.
This request relates to trusts in Wales only.
An answer will be provided in due course.
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Thank you for your recent request dated 28th June 2023. Please see the responses to your questions below. As an organisation Public Health Wales have no jurisdiction over the activities of Health Boards and frequently do not have access to the data that they produce. The information provided is therefore information held by Public Health Wales. I have provided contact details for each Health Board below, you would need to contact them individually for the information they hold. How many different modalities of Radiography are there? 1
How many staff are employed in each individual modality? 93 - All Breast Test Wales (BTW) centres Wales
Which Radiography Modalities employ Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers? Mammography
How many HCPC registered professionals are employed in each individual modality of Radiography? 64 (mammography)
How many Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers are employed by each individual modality of Radiography 29 (mammography)
If possible, how many Radiology Department Assistants/Imaging Support Workers/Radiology Support Workers have gone on to become Fully Qualified Radiographers in the last 10 years? 6
If the last question is possible for you to answer please separate the information as such:
This Year (e.g. in “2022/2023” format):
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1
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Previous Year (e.g. in “2021/2022” format):
None
None
None
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/page/39187 Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/page/39134 Cardiff and Vale University Health Board http://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information-new Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board https://cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/foi/ Swansea Bay University Health Board https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/about-us1/foia/ Hywel Dda University Health Board http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/862/page/52085 Powys Teaching Health Board |
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