Teaching hospitals |
The key features include: |
A postgraduate pathology training centre |
A medical undergraduate teaching centre |
Regularly receives referrals in several pathology subspecialties |
Large non-teaching hospitals: cluster A |
The key features include: |
Fulfilling at least one of the teaching hospital criteria |
Hospitals that are either a cancer unit, cancer centre, or both |
To have at least one of six regional subspecialties on site—neurosurgery, neurology, cardiothoracic surgery, renal medicine, plastic surgery, or radiotherapy/oncology |
Population covered >200 000 |
Revenue budget of the hospital over £50 million |
More than 500 beds |
Smaller than average non-teaching hospitals: cluster C |
The key features include: |
Direct population of <200 000 |
Revenue budget less than £50 million |
Fewer than 500 beds |
Average size non-teaching hospitals: cluster B |
These are defined as those hospitals that do not fit the above criteria |