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Staff Record 2012/13 - Clinical status

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Staff Record 2012/13

Fields required from institutions in Scotland

Clinical status


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Typefield
Short nameCLINICAL
Description

This field records whether or not a contract has clinical status, and if so, describes the contract type

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All contracts where Contract.ACEMPFUN is coded 1, 2 or 3 and Contract.TERMS is coded 1 or 2 and Activity.CCENTRE is coded 101, 102, 103, 104 , 105 , 106 , 107, 108, 112 , 127 or 131

Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
0Not clinical academic
1Clinical academic doctors and dentists
2Clinical academic nurses and midwives
3Clinical academic health professions
4Other clinical academic staff
Notes

Code 1 'Clinical academic doctors and dentists' can only be used when Person.REGBODY is coded either 01 'General Medical Council (GMC)' or 02 'General Dental Council (GDC)', and staff should normally be undertaking clinical duties in addition to academic duties (Contract.ACEMPFUN of 1, 2 or 3). Doctors and dentists who, as part of their specialty medical/dental training, are undertaking a period of dedicated research are, however, also covered.

Code 2 'Clinical academic nurses and midwives' can only be used when Person.REGBODY is coded 06 'The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)' and staff should normally be undertaking clinical duties in addition to academic duties (Contract.ACEMPFUN of 1, 2 or 3).

Code 3 'Clinical academic health professions' can only be used when Person.REGBODY is coded 07 'Health Professions Council (HPC)' and staff must be undertaking clinical duties in addition to academic duties (Contract.ACEMPFUN of 1, 2 or 3).

Professionals registered with the HPC (Person.REGBODY = 07) are:

  • Art therapists
  • Biomedical scientists
  • Chiropodists/Podiatrists
  • Clinical scientists
  • Dieticians
  • Occupational therapists
  • Operating department practitioners
  • Orthoptists
  • Paramedics
  • Physiotherapists
  • Prosthetists and Orthotists
  • Radiographers
  • Speech and language therapists.

Staff coded 4 'Other clinical academic staff' should be involved in the delivery of patient care in addition to having Contract.ACEMPFUN coded 1, 2 or 3 (academic contract).

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Reason required

To monitor the number of staff working in higher education institutions (HEIs) with a clinical status in their contract

Part of
Field length1
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: CLINICAL
Based onC11025 CLINICAL
OwnerMedical Schools Council (MSC) and Dental Schools Council (DSC)
Version1.1
Date modified2012-05-14
Change management notesCoverage of the field changed to acknowledge the inclusion of non-academic atypical staff in the collection.

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