Diagnostic Radiography, Therapeutic Radiography, and Sonography Workforce information: FOI release

Information requested

1. Any workforce modelling, workforce impact assessment, or workforce planning analysis held by the Scottish Government that underpins the commitment to seven-day radiology services set out in DL(2025)25 or the associated sub-national planning programme, including any analysis relating to diagnostic radiography, therapeutic radiography, and sonography.

2. Any equality impact assessment, rural impact assessment, or health impact assessment undertaken in connection with the seven-day radiology commitment or the sub-national planning programme that addresses workforce in diagnostic radiography, therapeutic radiography, or sonography.

3. Any correspondence, briefing papers, or internal minutes held by the Scottish Government — including those passing between Scottish Government officials and NHS Boards, Public Health Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland, or the Scottish Workforce and Staff Governance Committee — discussing workforce capacity in diagnostic radiography, therapeutic radiography, or sonography in the context of the sub-national planning programme, in the period 1 January 2024 to the date of this request.

4. Any engagement undertaken with the Society of Radiographers, or with trade unions representing staff in diagnostic radiography, therapeutic radiography, or sonography, in the development of DL(2025)25 or the associated sub-national planning programme.

Response

I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA apply to that information.

The reasons why this exemption applies is explained in the Annex to this letter.

ANNEX

Section 38(1)(b) – applicant has asked for personal data of a third party

An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party, i.e. the names and contact details of individuals, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

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