Question reference: S5W-22013
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 March 2019
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 March 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the ratio of haematologists to patients is in each NHS board.
Answer
It is the responsibility of Boards to determine appropriate numbers for each medical speciality in their Board, based on local priorities.
However the most up to date published data to December 2018, which is held centrally, on the number of WTE haematology staff against the most up to date published data on the estimated total population in each Board has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, bib number 60528.