Cadre Norms for Medical Laboratory Technologists

Ministry of Health - 2010

Finalized by Ministry of Health on 29.10.2010

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Cadre Norms for Medical Laboratory Technologists

Finalized by Ministry of Health on 29.10.2010

Institute Dept. / Unit No. of MLTT

Teaching Hospitals

Teaching Hospitals

PAP smear cytology (Under FHB)

Superintendent MLT Chief MLT Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Histopathology OPD Lab Stores Quality Assurance/Bio safety Technical Officer Teaching coordination/Public relation

Total

TH - Anuradhapura(2), Batticaloa(1), Mahamodara(2), SBMCH Peradeniya (2), Jaffna(1), PGH - Badulla(2), Kurunegala(3), Ratnapura(2)

01 01 08 08 07 05 07 01 01 01 01

41

NHSL National Centers (Located at NHSL)

Superintendent MLT Chief MLT Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Histopathology OPD Lab Stores Technical Officer Teaching/Public Relation Quality Assurance(overall)/ Bio safety Quality assurance(Specify) (One MLT for overall Quality coordination & other 4 MLTT for each specialty including Heamatology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, & Histopathology Total RIA Immuno- Histo Chemistry Cardiology Unit Accident Service Nephrology Unit Neuro Trauma Total

04 01 22 20 20 18 09 02 01 01 01 04 102 09 04 02 02 04 04 25

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District General Hospitals PAP Smear Cytology (Under FHB)

Superintendent MLT Chief MLT Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Histopathology OPD Lab Stores Quality Assurance Total Ampara(1), Kegalle(1), Matara(2), Pollonaruwa(1), Chilaw(2), Vauniya(2), Monaragala(2),N’Eliya(2) Hambantota(2), Matale(1)

01 01 06 06 05 04 05 01 01 30

District Base Hospitals PAP smear cytology (Under FHB)

Chief MLT Biochemistry Heamatology Microbiolgy Histopathology OPD Lab Stores Quality Assurance Total Gampaha(1), Avissawella(1), Mathale(1), Horana(1), Homagama(1), Wathupitiwela(1), Trincomalee(1), Embilipitiya(1), Mahiyanganaya(1)

01 04 04 03 03 03 01 01 20

Divisional Hospitals Type A (>100 beds)

Senior MLT and Co ordination Satellite system Haematology Chemical Pathology Clinics Total

01 01 01 01 04

Divisional Hospitals Type B (100-50 beds)

Laboratory(routine) and Co ordination Satellite system Laboratory(Clinics) Total

01 01 02

Divisional Hospitals Type C (< 50 beds)

Clinics and Co ordination Satellite system Total

01 01

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Cancer Hospital Maharagama

Superintendent MLT Chief MLT Biochemistry Tumor marking Heamatology Bone marrow test OPD lab Histology Immuno histo- Chemistry Cytology Microbiology Stores Quality Assurance/Bio safety Technical Officer Public Relation officer Teaching Coordinator Total

01 01 07 02 10 04 06 06 05 03 05 01 01 01 01 01 55

Lady Ridgway Hospital for Children

Superintendent MLT Chief MLT Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Histology OPD Laboratory Quality Assurance/Bio safety Technical Officer Stores Public relation/Teaching Coordination Total

01 01 07 07 05 05 06 01 01 01 01 36

Eye Hospital

Chief MLT Hematology Microbiology Histology PAP smear Biochemistry OPD Quality Assurance /Stores Total

01 01 02 02 01 02 01 01 11

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Dental Hospital Colombo & Peradeniya

Chief MLT Hematology Microbiology Histology/pap smear Biochemistry OPD Quality Assurance /Stores Total

01 01 02 02 02 01 01 10x2

Maternity Hospitals Castle Street Hospital for Women Colombo - 08 & De Soyza Hospital for Women

Superintendent MLT Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Histology Clinical Pathology Andrology Quality Assurance Stores Public relation/Teaching Coordination Total

01 04 04 02 05 02 02 01 01 01 23x2

Mental Hospitals Angoda & Mulleriyawa

Chief MLT Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Quality Assurance /Bio Safety Public relation /Teaching Coordination Total

01 04 04 02 01 01 13x2

Infections Disease Control Hospital (IDH) Angoda

Chief MLT Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Quality Assurance /Bio safety Public relation /Teaching Coordination Total

01 04 04 02 01 01 13

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Special Institutions National Institute of Health Sciences Kalutara Training unit Service Lab* (*Generate money)

Superintendent MLT Microbiology & virology Histopathology & lab Management Haematology Parasitology Bio chemistry Quality Assurance Public health, PAP, lipid profile, FBS etc Microbiology Total

01 02 02 02 02 02 01 04 06 22

STD/AIDS Control program STD Clinics (Regional)

Superintendent MLT Chief MLT(Regional Centers coordination) Public Relation/Teaching coordination PCR Laboratory HIV Laboratory HSV Culture Laboratory GC Culture Serology Laboratory General Laboratory Microscopy PAP screening Quality Assurance Bio safety Stores Total 22 regional centers Total

01 01 01 03 07 02 03 05 02 04 02 01 01 01 34 01 each 22

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National Blood Transfusion Service National Blood Centre

Regional Centers Collecting & Storage Centers

Superintendent MLT Chief MLT(Regional Center coordination) Quality Assurance Stores Sample Accepting Officer Teaching Lab Coordinator Histo compatibility Laboratory National Reference Laboratory Quality Control Laboratory Reagent Preparation Laboratory Nucleic Acid Testing Cord Blood Banking Frozen Red Cells

Processing Laboratory (Component/TTI/Grouping Laboratories) Total Kandy / Anuradhapura /Kamburugamuwa / Kurunegala

Karapitiya/Maharagama/Jaffna

Ampara/Badulla /Rathnapura

Vauniya/Trincomalee/ Peradeniya/ Ragama/Polonnaruwa

Baticoloa/NHSL/CSHW/DMH/LRH/CSTH/SJGH/

Total

Kalutara/Avissawella/Wathupitiwala/ Gampaha/ Homagama/Horana/ Chilaw/Negambo/Panadura/Kethumatie/Matale /Dambulla/Gampola/Nuwara Eliya Nawalapitiya/Kuliyapitiya/Puttlum/Dikoya/Nikaweratiya/Matara/Hambantota/Mahaoya /Mahamodara/Balapitiya /Kegalle/ Kantale /Embilipitiya/Tangalle Elpitiya/Dehiaththekandiya/ Balangoda /Kahawatte/Mannar/ Point pedro/Monaragala/Kamburupitiya /Diyathalawa /Mahiyanganaya /Kilinochchi /Kalmunai South/Kalmunai North /Akkareipattu /Marawila/ Accident service /Welisara /Karawanella/Mawanella /Kalpitiya /Dambadeniya /Padaviya /Thambuththegama

Total

01 01 01 02 01 01 04 03 03 02 03 02 02 30

56 07

05

04

03

02

84 01 each

51

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Medical Research institute

Superintendent MLTT Residential MLTT Quality Assurance Public Relation/Teaching coordination Heamatology Histopathology Immunology Bio Chemistry Animal House Food & Water Pharmacology Entomology Rabies & Vaccines Nutrition Virology Molecular Biology Mycology Microbiolgy Parasitology Electron Microscopy Natural Products Total

04 04 03 01 04 05 04 10 01 13 03 01 04 03 15 03 04 11 03 02 02 100

Training Schools MRI-Colombo NIHS-Kalutara TH-Peradeniya

Principal Total

Lecturers Microbiology & virology

Histopathology & lab Management

Haematology

Parasitology

Bio chemistry

Demonstrator

Total

01

01×3

02

02

02

02

02

01

11×3

Food and Water Laboratory Anuradhapura Kuunagala Rathnapura Kaluthara(NIHS)

Senior MLT Chemical Microbiology Total

01 02 03 06x4

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National Programme for Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases (RDCP) National Culture Laboratory Service Lab Chest Hospital , Welisara Provincial and District Chest Clinics Kandy Jaffna Galle Anuradhapura Vaunia Borella Kurunegala Chest Clinics

Superintendent MLT Bio safety Gen. microbiology TB culture DST Quality Control Lab Microscopy Training/ research Total Sinior MLT Research Quality Assurance Total Chief MLT Public Relation/Quality Assurance Haematology Bio Chemistry OPD Microbiology Histopathology Total Chief MLT Quality Assurance/Public Relation TB culture Microscopy Total Gampaha/ Kalutara / /Puttalam/Trincomalee/ Mathara/ Badulla/ Ratnapura/ Mulativ/ Kilinochchi/ Total Kegalle/ Monaragala/ Polonnaruwa/ Baticoloa/ Kalmunei/ Ampara/ Mathale/ Hambanthota/ Nuwara Eliya/ Maharagama Total

01 01 03 06 04 08 03 26 01 02 04 07 01 01 03 03 02 02 01 13 01 01 05 03 10×7 02 2x9 01 1x10

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Family Health Bauru(FHB) Central Lab Attached to Teaching Hospitals Attached to General Hospitals Attached to Base Hospitals

Chief MLT Coordinating/Quality officer Central Gov. Hospitals Provincial Council Hospitals Special Institutions Service Laboratory

Total TH - Anuradhapura(2), Batticaloa(1), Mahamodara(2), SBMCH Peradeniya (2), Jaffna(1), PGH - Badulla(2), Kurunegala(3), Ratnapura(2), Ampara(1), Kegalle(1), Matara(2), Pollonaruwa(1), Chilaw(2), Vauniya(2), Moneragala(2),N’Eliya(2) Hambantota(2), Matale(1) Gampaha(1), Avissawella(1), Mathale(1), Horana(1), Homagama(1), Wathupitiwela(1), Trincomalee(1), Embilipitiya(1), Mahiyanganaya(1)

Total

01 01 01 01 04 08 15 16 09 40

National Nephrology Centers Maligawatte Kandy Anuradhapura

Chief MLTT Public Relation/Quality Assurance Haematology Biochemistry Clinical Pathology Microbiology Special Test

Total

01 01 01 01 01 01 01 07x3

National Cardiology Centers Colombo Kurunegala Karapitiya

Chief MLTT Public Relation/Quality Assurance Haematology Biochemistry Special Test

Total

01 01 01 02 01 06X3

National Thalassaemia Centers Kurunegala Anuradhapura Ragama

Chief MLTT Public Relation/Quality Assurance Haematology Biochemistry Special Test Total

01 01 02 01 01 06x3

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Anti Malaria Campaign

Chief MLT(Management for regional services) Reagent and Stores Regional Campaigns

01 01 01 each

Anti Filarial Campaign

Chief MLT(Management for regional services) Reagent and Stores Regional Campaigns

01 01 01 each

Anti Leprosy Campaign

Chief MLT(Management for regional services) Reagent and Stores Regional Campaigns

01 01 01 each

Judicial Medical Laboratory Colombo Kandy Karapitiya

Senior MLT/Stores Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Histology Total

01 01 01 01 01 05x3

Ayurvedic Hospitals Rajagiriya Naavinna Pallekele

Senior MLT/Stores Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Histology Total

01 01 01 01 01 05×3

Prison Hospitals Colombo/KandyGalle

Senior MLT/Stores Biochemistry Hematology Microbiology Histology Total

01 01 01 01 01 05×3

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Medical Suppliers Division

Chief Coordinator

Coordination - Provincial councils

Coordination - Central Government Hospitals

Coordination - Special Institutions

Total

01

02

02

02

07

Provincial Councils Under PDHS office Under RDHS Office Mobile Laboratory Service

Provincial Superintendent MLT (Applicable for each Province) Total Divisional Chief MLT (Applicable for each divisional Provincial Councils) Total

01 10 01 23 02 each

Committee on Existing MLT Cadre Norms 2008 (Based Document)

Dr. S. D. Athukorala (Chief Consultant, Microbiologist/NHSL)

Dr. (Mrs) S.Siriwardana (Senior Chemical Pathologist/NHSL)

Dr. (Mrs) M.Thudawe (Senior Haematologist/NHSL)

Committee on Revision of MLT Cadre Norms 2010

Mr. Ravi Kumudesh - President/SlagMLT

Mr. Mohan Premaratne - Secretary/SLSMLS

Dr. Arunananda - DD/Chest Hospital

Dr. ALF Rahman - MS/AMH, Kalmunei

Dr. BAPR Balasuriya - SR in Med. Admin/MoH

Administrative Committee

Dr. R. Wimal Jayantha - DDG (Planning)

Dr. S.Yoganathan - DDG (Medical Services) II

Dr. Kapila Kannangara - PDHS (Sabaragamuwa Province)

Dr. C. Wickramasinghe - Director (Planning)

Dr.Vineetha Pannila - Director (Laboratory Services)

Dr. Ajith Priyadarshana - Director (NDQAL)

Dr. Kamal Gamini - Director (Medical Supplies Division)

Dr.Champa Aluthweera - Director (Non Communicable Diseases)