Table 4 Summary of the responses of the indicators in each goal among the systems cluster
DG[w] 9. Continuing professional development strategies: All professional development activity clearly linked with needs-based health policy initiatives and pharmaceutical career development pathways | ||
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Indicator | Participants’ consensus about the indicator achievement status | Assessment of indicators |
Evidence of an effective continuing professional development strategy according to national and local needs | CPD* strategies are designed to meet local needs | Achieved |
Development of programs to support professional development across all settings of practice and all stages of a pharmacist’s career | Programs to support professional development are not well developed across all career stages yet | Not achieved |
Education in continuing professional development strategies and self-directed behaviors should be initiated at the student level | Education is provided in these CPD* sessions, and self-directed learning is encouraged at student level. For working pharmacists, self-directed education is rewarded with CPD points for license renewal | Achieved |
Overall goal status | Partially met | |
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DG[w] 10. Pharmaceutical workforce gender and diversity balances: Clear strategies for addressing gender and diversity inequalities in pharmaceutical workforce development, continued education and training, and career progression opportunities | ||
Indicator | Participants’ consensus about the indicator achievement status | Assessment of indicators |
Demonstration of strategies to address the gender and diversity inequalities across all pharmaceutical workforce and career development opportunities | A global benchmark for gender diversity for the pharmacy scope is needed to assess this goal | Not achieved |
Ensure full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in pharmaceutical environments; avoidable barriers to participation for all social categories are identified and addressed | Effective participation at all levels for all social categories is ensured | Achieved |
Engagement and adoption of workforce development policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender and diversity equality; policies and cultures for the empowerment of all without bias | No gender bias exist across all policies of workforce engagement and development | Achieved |
Overall goal status | Partially met | |
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DG[w] 11. Workforce impact and effect on health improvement: Evidence of the impact of the pharmaceutical workforce within health systems and health improvement | ||
Indicator | Participants’ consensus about the indicator achievement status | Assessment of indicators |
Engagement with systems to measure the impact of the pharmaceutical workforce on health improvement and healthcare outcomes Links with need-based education, training and workforce planning | Studies available in Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), and this type of data is not in the Ministry of Public Health | Still needs further data. This indicator is considered as “Not achieved” |
Gather continuous data points to monitor the performance of the pharmaceutical workforce | Not answered | Not achieved |
Overall goal status | Not met | |
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DG[w] 12. workforce intelligence: A national strategy and corresponding actions to collate and share workforce data and workforce planning activities (skill mixes, advanced and specialist practice, capacity). Without workforce intelligence data there can be no strategic workforce development | ||
Indicator | Participants’ consensus about the indicator achievement status | Assessment of indicators |
Develop monitoring systems to identify workforce trends to enable decision-making on deployment and supply of pharmaceutical workforce noting that time-lags are present in these activities | The experts’ panel from the MoPH reported having a planned project to achieve these goals, but it is still in progress | Not achieved This indicator is currently Under development |
Overall goal status | Not met | |
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DG[w] 13. Workforce policy formation: Clear and manageable strategies to implement comprehensive needs-based development of the pharmaceutical workforce from initial education and training through to advanced practice | ||
Indicator | Participants’ consensus about the indicator achievement status | Assessment of indicators |
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for holistic needs-based approaches to professional development across all settings and stages | The experts’ panel from the MoPH reported having a planned project to achieve these goals, but it is still in progress | Not achieved This indicator is currently Under development |
Develop strategies where pharmaceutical science and professional services are the driving forces for this activity | These strategies are still in progress | Not achieved This indicator is currently Under development |
Overall goal status | Not met | |