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Table 4 Case load and comparison with SCSN WTE availability and workload change over the previous year

From: A first census of skin cancer specialist nurses across UK secondary care trusts

Cancer Alliance / Devolved Nation

Caseload

Matches WTE

Less than WTE

Exceeds WTE

Workload

increased

Workload

decreased

Workload

stayed the same

Cheshire and Merseyside

110 (37–400)

25%

25%

50%

88%

12%

0%

East Midlands

98 (20–300)

57%

-

43%

86%

0%

14%

East of England – North

41 (10–80)

83%

-

17%

33%

17%

50%

East of England – South

31 (10–65)

50%

25%

25%

75%

25%

0%

Greater Manchester

48 (20–54)

25%

75%

-

75%

0%

25%

Humber, Coast and Vale

150

100%

-

-

100%

0%

0%

Kent and Medway

130 (110–150)

-

50%

50%

100%

0%

0%

Lancashire and South

131 (40–300)

33%

33%

33%

67%

0%

33%

North Central London

35 (30–40)

-

33%

67%

67%

0%

33%

North East London

92 (6-250)

33

-

67%

67%

0%

33%

Northern

77 (6-120)

38%

38%

25%

75%

0%

25%

Peninsula

99 30–210)

14%

71%

14%

86%

0%

14%

RM Partners West London

105 (20–300)

33

-

67%

100%

0%

0%

Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire

71 (30–190)

50%

33%

17%

100%

0%

0%

South East London

185 (40–216)

67%

-

33%

67%

0%

33%

South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw

90 (80–100)

50%

-

50%

100%

0%

0%

Surrey and Sussex

84 (20–150)

-

33%

67%

100%

0%

0%

Thames Valley

63 (20–100)

67%

33

-

83%

0%

17%

Wessex

55 (32–100)

50%

33%

1670%

67%

0%

33%

West Midlands

115 (25–200)

60%

40

-

80%

0%

20%

West Yorkshire and Harrogate

30

50%

50

-

100%

0%

0%

Northern Ireland

83 (60–120)

50%

25%

25%

100%

0%

0%

Scotland

59 (22–100)

40

-

60%

100%

0%

0%

Wales

42 (30–60)

50%

50

-

100%

0%

0%

Overall

83

41%

27%

32%

82%

3%

15%

  1. WTE: whole time equivalent