Use of the WISN method to assess the health workforce requirements for the high-volume clinical biochemical laboratories

Table 2 Actual stock and WISN estimates of the FTE laboratory staff in 13 laboratories, Center for Medical Biochemistry University Clinical Center of Serbia, 2019

CMB UCCS laboratories	Staff category: FTE Medical biochemists, n						Staff category: FTE Laboratory technicians, n
CMB UCCS laboratories	Actual staffs (1)	WISN based staff (2)	WISN difference (1–2)	Workforce problem	WISN ratio (1/2)	Workload pressure	Actual staffs (1)	WISN based staff (2)	WISN difference (1–2)	Workforce problem	WISN ratio (1/2)	Workload pressure
Total	40	48	− 8	Misbalance			180	203	− 26	Misbalance
1PD	9	10	− 1	Shortage	0.9	Moderate	33	36	− 3	Shortage	0.9	Moderate
2ED	15	15	0	Balance	1.0	Normal	65	64	1	Balance	1.0	Normal
3INF	2	2	0	Balance	1.0	Normal	12	11	1	Surplus	1.1	Low
4GO	2	2	0	Balance	1.0	Normal	11	13	− 2	Shortage	0.8	Moderate
5CS	2	3	− 1	Shortage	0.7	Moderate	13	17	− 4	Shortage	0.8	Moderate
6NS	1	3	− 2	Shortage	0.3	High	9	11	− 2	Shortage	0.8	Moderate
7E	1	3	− 2	Shortage	0.3	High	11	15	− 4	Shortage	0.7	Moderate
8H	2	2	0	Balance	1.0	Low	6	6	0	Balance	1.0	Normal
9U	1	1	0	Balance	1.0	Normal	5	6	− 1	Shortage	0.8	Moderate
10DS	1	3	− 2	Shortage	0.3	High	6	14	− 8	Shortage	0.4	High
11 N	2	2	0	Balance	1.0	Normal	3	6	− 3	Shortage	0.5	High
12O	1	1	0	Balance	1.0	Normal	4	5	− 1	Shortage	0.8	Moderate
13P	1	1	0	Balance	1.0	Normal	2	2	0	Balance	1.0	Normal

Division of Polyclinic Laboratory Diagnostics (1PD), Division of Emergency Laboratory Diagnostics (2ED), and Division of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics in Department in the Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases (3INF), Department in the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics (4GO), Department in the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (5CS), Department in the Clinic for Neurosurgery (6NS), Department in the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (7E), Department in the Clinic for Hematology (8H), Department in the Clinic for Urology (9U), Department in the Clinic for Digestive Surgery (10DS), Department in the Clinic for Neurology (11N), Department in the Clinic for Orthopedics and Traumatology (12O), Department in the Clinic for Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (13P)

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