Table 6 The distribution of staff in the public and private sector for each discipline per country
Radiation Oncology Workforce | ||
|---|---|---|
Clinician | ||
Country | Public | Private |
Antigua and Barbuda | - | 3*(part time) |
The Bahamas | - | 2 |
Barbados | 1 | - |
Guyana | - | 1 |
Jamaica | 5 | 1 |
Suriname | 2 | - |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 |
Total | 12 (63.2%) | 7 (36.8%) |
Medical physicist | ||
Country | Public | Private |
Antigua and Barbuda | - | 2 |
The Bahamas | - | 2 |
Barbados | 1 | - |
Guyana | - | 1 |
Jamaica | 7 | 2 |
Suriname | 1 | - |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2 |
Total | 13 (56.5%) | 10 (43.5%) |
Radiation therapist | ||
Country | Public | Private |
Antigua and Barbuda | - | 3 |
The Bahamas | - | 3 |
Barbados | 5 | 0 |
Guyana | - | 1 |
Jamaica | 10 | 3 |
Suriname | 11 | 0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 8 |
Total | 42 (68.9%) | 19 (31.1%) |