Table 1 Data sources and baseline values for Jamaica Human Resources for Health (HRH) simulation model for pharmacists
Module | Data element | Data source | Baseline value |
|---|---|---|---|
Training | Seats | UTech | 85 new students per year |
Programme attrition | UTech | 19% (81% graduation rate) | |
Programme length | UTech | 4 years | |
Graduate out-migration | UTech | 90% | |
Supply | In-migration | SERHA | 0 |
Existing provider stock | SERHA/UWI ERU | 55 | |
Exit rates | SERHA | 5% per year | |
Work and productivity | Participation rate | SERHA | 55% |
Activity rate | SERHA | 125% (average 50 hours/week) | |
Productivity | MoH | 16,800 items dispensed per FTE pharmacist per year | |
Needs | Population | STATIN | 1.33 million |
Need | MoH/STATIN | Incidence/prevalence of major health conditions ranged from 0.01% (tuberculosis; rheumatic fever) to 0.9% (cancer) | |
Level of service | MoH/National Health Fund | # prescriptions per recipient per year by condition ranged from 3 (arthritis) to 10 (psychosis) |