Table 2.
Summary of respondents – grade, region, current post, and current centre.
| Question | Responses |
|---|---|
| Question 1. Current level of experience | |
| Consultant histopathologist with >20 years' experience* | 35% (70/198) |
| Consultant histopathologist with 15–20 years' experience* | 17% (33/198) |
| Consultant histopathologist with 10–15 years' experience* | 13% (25/198) |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5–10 years' experience* | 10% (19/198) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 24% (47/198) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 3× advanced biomedical scientists and 1× clinical scientist |
| Question 2. Region | |
| England | 81% (160/198) |
| Scotland | 12% (24/198) |
| Wales | 4% (8/198) |
| Northern Ireland | 3% (6/198) |
| Question 3. Current post | |
| NHS post, no funded academic time | 76% (149/195) |
| NHS post, including some funded academic time | 11% (22/195) |
| Academic post including some funded NHS time | 11% (21/195) |
| Academic post, no funded NHS time | 2% (3/195) |
| Question 4. Current centre | |
| NHS – district general hospital | 30% (59/198) |
| NHS – tertiary referral centre | 35% (70/198) |
| NHS centre and university academic department | 31% (61/198) |
| University academic department | 4% (7/198) |
| Private laboratory | 1% (1/198) |
| Question 5. Experience with DP | |
| Primary diagnosis | |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5 to >20 years' experience* | 36% (53/146) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 23% (11/47) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 0% (0/3) |
| Second opinion | |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5 to >20 years' experience* | 24% (35/146) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 9% (4/47) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 0% (0/3) |
| Multidisciplinary team meeting | |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5 to >20 years' experience* | 34% (50/146) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 13% (6/47) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 67% (2/3) |
| Research or clinical trials | |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5 to >20 years' experience* | 38% (55/146) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 26% (12/47) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 67% (2/3) |
| Teaching | |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5 to >20 years' experience* | 65% (95/146) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 94% (44/47) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 67% (2/3) |
| EQA | |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5 to >20 years' experience* | 93% (136/146) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 49% (23/47) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 33% (1/3) |
| No experience of specific DP activities | |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5 to >20 years' experience* | 1% (2/146) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 4% (2/47) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 0% (0/3) |
| Question 12. Involvement in research | |
| Overall respondents | |
| Yes | 43% (85/198) |
| No | 51% (101/198) |
| Planning to undertake research | 6% (12/198) |
| Grade of those involved in research | |
| Consultant histopathologist with >20 years' experience* | 35% (30/85) |
| Consultant histopathologist with 15–20 years' experience* | 19% (16/85) |
| Consultant histopathologist with 10–15 years' experience* | 13% (11/85) |
| Consultant histopathologist with 5–10 years' experience* | 8% (7/85) |
| Trainee histopathologist | 22% (19/85) |
| Non‐histopathologist | 2% (2/85) |
*
Or specialty doctor, including training.