Freedom of Information Request

FOI REQUEST REF: 0169

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Therapeutic radiographer staffing

1. From the latest data, how many FTE radiographer posts in your trust are vacant?

5  – posts recruited to and will start when this summer when the students graduate

2. How many FTE radiographer posts do you currently have funded?

75.5

3. How does this compare to the situation on 1^st April 2013? For the sake of clarity: please can you provide answers on the same questions in Q1 and Q2 but for 1^st April 2013 if possible.

3.1 – 1 post vacant

3.2 – 75.   8

4. How are you currently filling the shifts that should be covered by the vacant posts?

Flexing existing workforce

5. Have you had to offer fewer radiography services in any way as a result of this?

No

Diagnostic radiographers staffing

1. From the latest data, how many FTE radiographer posts in your trust are vacant?

Current Radiographer vacancies B5 and above are 10.26 WTE

2. How many FTE radiographer posts do you currently have funded?

Current Radiographer funded posts B5 and above are 177.12 WTE.

3. How does this compare to the situation on 1st April 2013? For the sake of clarity: please can you provide answers on the same questions in Q1 and Q2 but for 1st April 2013 if possible.

Radiographer funded posts B5 and above for April 2013 were 128.35WTE and there was 2.02WTE vacancies.

4. How are you currently filling the shifts that should be covered by the vacant posts?

Flexing existing workforce.

5. Have you had to offer fewer radiography services in any way as a result of this?

No