ACC AGM

Chair’s Report

Kim Smith

ACC Spring Conference 2008

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Modernising Scientist Careers (MSC)• Leads

– Professor Sue Hill • Chief Scientific Officer, Dept of Health

– Professor Shelley Heard• MSC lead & Director of Training, RCPath

• Drivers– Fit for the future – flexible and responsive– New NHS (Darzi report)– New roles– Affordable & sustainable

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Modernising Scientist Careers

• Common training structure for all Healthcare scientist (HCS) professions– Life– Physics & Engineering– Physiological measurement

• Career pathway from trainee to consultant– Linked to workforce planning

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Support workers – career pathway 1-4 Opportunity to study for degree

Entry to training posts (degree level) ----------------------------------------------

Three year training

– general rotation in life sciences plus specialist training

First Registration --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fast track higher specialist trainee

– funded & fixed 5 year term

End point = full MRCPath

(Workforce planning)

Slow track posts

Higher registration & MRCPath--------------------------------------------------------

Consultant

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MSC – key issues

• Healthcare scientists• Single training structure• Life sciences• Lab rotation component of training• HST – outcome full MRCPath• Posts - Workforce planned• ‘Champions’ appointed• Pilot sites - 2009• Start 2012

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Support workers

Entry to training posts (degree level) ----------------------------------------------

Three year training

First Registration --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fast track higher specialist trainee Slow track posts

Higher registration & MRCPath--------------------------------------------------------

Consultant

Associate Practitioner role

Consultation & feedback to DH MSC team

ACC & CMGS “Genetics” training (Scientist & technologist)

Specialist training

MRCPath syllabus

E-learning

NOS

RCPath - Job role

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Feedback

• Council & ETC involvement• ACC & CMGS – Genetics• British Society of Human Genetics• Joint Committee Medical Genetics

– BSHG, RCPath & RCP• ACS• Consultation document – May - HoDs

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what else is happening………………..

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Registration - ACS

• Clinical Scientist– Fixed dates (15/5, 28/8 & 17/11) – Fee to increase

• Technologist– DH slowed process due to MSC

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ACC Research Project Grants

• Support R & D activities• Total £30,000 over three years• Awards between £5,000 - £10,000• All grades of registered staff eligible• Applications – peer review panel

• Second round – deadline July

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Updates & Consultations

• UKGTN – array CGH audit

• House of Lords Science & Technology committee – Call for evidence: Genomic Medicine

• DH Health Care and Associated Professions (No 2 order 2008)

• Ministry of Justice - Use & sharing of personal information in the public and private sectors

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National Assessor Scheme

• External assessor for staff appointments• RCPath endorsed continuing use of Whitley

Council scheme

• One National assessor for Band 7, 8a & 8b

• Two national assessors for Band 8c, 8d & 9

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Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme

• Down syndrome screening & ultrasound screening merged

• Anticipate NICE antenatal recommendations and FASP guidelines – Spring– 75% detection with 3% false positive rate– Increase in risk cut off for invasive test

• FASP Standards different to ACC Best Practice

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ACCCouncil•Elected members

•Chairs of Committees

•Representatives of affiliated groups (AGTC)

•Trustees

•President

Education & Training

ETC

Professional Standards

PSC

Membership Liaison

MLC

Association for Clinical Cytogenetics Council

Kim SmithTeresa DaviesJohn WolstenholmeRob MorganGordon LowtherPeter HowardRos HastingsSandra BirdsallAmanda Dixon-McIverSimon McCulloughSuzanne McPheeMandeep BahraSteven MountfordPhillipa MayKaren ThompsonAnn Reilly

Lorraine Gaunt (PSC)Beverley Royston (AGTC)Rod Howell (Trustee)Val Davison (Trustee)John Crolla (Trustee)Maj Hulten (President)

ETCGordon LowtherEileen RobertsHeather WardGavin CuthbertPaul CampbellDavid DelmegeSteve MorrisSian MorganSimon McCulloughKim Smith

PSCLorraine Gaunt

Jonathan Waters

MSCMandeep BahraSuzanne McPheeSteven MountfordSimon McCulloughPhillipa May