Table 1 Summary of SCSN posts
From: A first census of skin cancer specialist nurses across UK secondary care trusts
Cancer Alliance / Devolved Nation | No. of trusts responding to survey | 1 or more SCSN post established | WTE Mean | WTE Median | WTE Range | SCSN Posts Filled (% trusts) | AfC banding median (range) | Macmillan badged (% trusts) | Support worker (% trusts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheshire and Merseyside | 8 | 100% | 2 | 1.5 | 0.8–6.4 | 88% | 7 (6–8A) | 88% | 38% |
East Midlands | 6 | 100% | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0–7.0 | 100% | 7 (6–8B) | 14% | 43% |
East of England – North | 6 | 83% | 1.9 | 2 | 0.6–3.0 | 100% | 7 (4–7) | 50% | 33% |
East of England – South | 3* | 100% | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.0–1.8 | 100% | 7 (6–7) | 75% | 0% |
Greater Manchester | 4 | 100% | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4–2.0 | 100% | 7 (6–7) | 50% | 25% |
Humber, Coast and Vale | 1 | 100% | 3 | 3 | - | 100% | 7 (6–7) | 0% | 0% |
Kent and Medway | 3 | 67% | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9–3.0 | 100% | 7 (7–8A) | 100% | 50% |
Lancashire and South Cumbria | 2 | 100% | 3.9 | 4 | 3.0–4.6 | 100% | 7 (6–8A) | 33% | 33% |
North Central London | 3 | 75% | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.0–2.0 | 100% | 7 (-) | 0% | 33% |
North East London | 2 | 67% | 3.2 | 3 | 1.5–5.0 | 67% | 7 (6–7) | 33% | 33% |
Northern | 6 | 75% | 2.1 | 2 | 0–4.0 | 75% | 7 (4–7) | 88% | 25% |
Peninsula | 6 | 100% | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.8–4.8 | 100% | 7 (6–8A) | 86% | 50% |
Royal Marsden Partners West London | 5 | 100% | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.0–3.0 | 100% | 8 (7–8B) | 60% | 40% |
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire | 6 | 83% | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.6–4.0 | 100% | 7 (6–8A) | 50% | 67% |
South East London | 2 | 100% | 5.2 | 6 | 3.5–6.0 | 100% | 7 (6–8A) | 33% | 67% |
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw | 2 | 100% | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.3–3.0 | 100% | 7 (6–7) | 0% | 0% |
Surrey and Sussex | 4 | 100% | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0–2.8 | 67% | 7 (4–8A) | 100% | 83% |
Thames Valley | 6 | 100% | 1.3 | 1 | 1.0–1.8 | 67% | 7 (6–8A) | 100% | 33% |
Wessex | 5 | 100% | 1.9 | 2 | 0.8–3.0 | 83% | 7 (4–8B) | 17% | 17% |
West Midlands | 5 | 83% | 2.8 | 2 | 1.0–5.0 | 100% | 7 (6–8A) | 100% | 0% |
West Yorkshire and Harrogate | 2 | 100% | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8–3.0 | 50% | 7 (6–7) | 100% | 50% |
Northern Ireland | 3 | 100% | 2 | 1.7 | 1.0–3.7 | 100% | 7 (5–8A) | 100% | 100% |
Scotland | 5 | 100% | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.0–2.0 | 100% | 7 (6–7) | 40% | 20% |
Wales | 3 | 67% | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.0–3.2 | 100% | 6 (6–7) | 50% | 0% |
Overall | 98 | 92% | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0–7.0 | 92% | 7 (4–8B) | 57% | 35% |