RCPath issues G107 staffing guidance

The Royal College of Pathologists published Best Practice Recommendation G107 on staffing and workload for cellular pathology in April 2026. (rcpath.org) G107 was produced by a specialty working group chaired by Dr Gareth Rowlands and lists ten named authors; the document is issued as Version 5 and marked active April 2026. (rcpath.org) The guidance introduces an RCPath workload points matrix in Appendix C that translates specimen complexity into points and time, with worked examples in Appendix D showing how cases are scored. (rcpath.org) G107 also contains appendices on job planning (Appendix A), workload management strategies (Appendix B), quality assurance activities (Appendix E) and workload distribution examples (Appendix F). (rcpath.org) The College says it will support implementation with a webinar for members on 27 May 2026 and will collect post‑webinar feedback and questions via an online form. (rcpath.org) RCPath workload guidance is widely used for consultant job‑planning and staffing decisions; comparative studies have shown the RCPath point system correlates strongly with other workload measures such as relative value units. (academic.oup.com) G107 sets a formal review date of April 2031, giving trusts and departments a defined window to adopt the recommendations and align local job plans. (rcpath.org) Clinical directors and laboratory managers who use the points system will need to map local case‑mix to the new matrices and may revise whole‑time‑equivalent staffing calculations and reporting rotas. (rcpath.org) Implementation support from the College — the webinar, downloadable toolkit files and recorded Q&A — is scheduled to begin in late May 2026, and the College invites member feedback to refine local adoption. (rcpath.org)