Table 1 Description of case study sites

Allied Health Professionals Council (AHPC)

Qualify

Regulate and control practice, education and training of allied health professionals through registration, licensing, supervision and monitoring

Registration of new graduates, annual licence renewals, registration and inspection of facilities and clinics

Health Tutors College (HTC)

Train

Offer postgraduate training to candidates who already hold diplomas or degrees in one of the approved nurses, midwifery and allied related specialties, with the goal of creating well-informed and effective tutors

Tracking of progress on curriculum implementation and student performance; collection of information on faculty, tutors and training experience of individual health workers

Ministry of Health Human Resources Development (HRD)

Train

Manage all matters related to HRH policy and strategic framework that relate to training based on the training needs assessment and planning of the health workforce

Coordination of in-service training

Ministry of Health Human Resources Management (HRM)

Manage

Identify and manage HRH needs; project HRH supply

Determination of staffing levels and recruitment planning, performance management and appraisals, promotions and retirement management and succession of the country’s healthcare workforce

Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination Board (UNMEB)

Train

Streamline, regulate and coordinate examinations and awards for nurses and midwives in Uganda

Management of practical exams; generation of examination cards, student albums, individual certificates and results record books; generation of examination data

Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB)

Manage

Support Protestant churches involved in provision of health services

Management, planning and development of UPMB health workforce