Workforce planning
The pathology workforce is, first and foremost, people who dedicate their lives to pathology and laboratory services to the benefit of patients and healthcare. The amount and complexity of the work they do are impacted by expectations and the resources available, including the quality of the environment in which they function. The workforce needs to be heard, valued and supported.
Workforce planning is essential to the provision of an efficient, high quality pathology service. To support workforce planning, the College has launched a new Workforce Strategy.
Over the next four years, the College’s work will be guided by six strategic aims:
- Gather and report on intelligence
- Engage and influence stakeholders
- Training the next generation of pathologists
- Retaining our established workforce
- Transform ways of working
- Prioritise patient care
This will enable us to advocate for pathology when working with governments to tackle these issues and helps us to respond and engage in plans including the 10-Year Health Plan for England, The Long-Term Workforce Plan and with other relevant professional groups in the UK.
.The College also works to maintain standards in pathology by reviewing and approving consultant and SAS-level job descriptions, both medical and scientific. We provide an assessor to attend all advisory appointment committees (AACs), to ensure employing bodies are able to appoint the right candidate for the post.
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Our workforce research
Read the College's latest research into the pathology workforce
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