National Reporting Instrument 2015

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Section: Background

Hide [S01] Monitoring progress on the implementation of Code – Second round reporting (2015-2016)

On May 21, 2010 the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel (the “Code”) was adopted by the 193 Member States of the World Health Organization. The Code encourages information exchange on issues related to health personnel and health systems in the context of migration, and suggests regular reporting every three years on measures taken to implement the Code. The reporting process is an integral component of the effective implementation of the voluntary principles and practices recommended by the Code.


A self-assessment tool for countries second-round reporting


To monitor the progress made in implementing the Code, and in accordance with the request of the World Health Assembly (Resolution WHA63.16), a national self-assessment tool was created for Member States. 

You have been nominated as Designated National Authority (DNA) to respond to the updated national reporting instrument (NRI) via this web-based data interface.



Disclaimer: The  data  and information collected through the  National Reporting Instrument will be made publicly available  via the WHO web-site  following the proceedings of the World Health Assembly, May 2016. 


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Contact details

Hide [G1Q00001] Name of Member State
Bahamas
Hide [G1Q00002] Contact information of DNA
Full name of institution
Ministry of Health
Name of contact officer
Marco Rolle
Title of contact officer
Permanent Secretary
Mailing address
P. O. Box N-3729
Telephone number
242-502-4700
Fax number
242-325-5421
Email address
marcorolle@bahamas.gov.bs
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Section 01: Qualitative information (1-4)

Hide [S11] 1)      In your country, do equally qualified and experienced migrant health personnel enjoy the same legal rights and responsibilities as the domestically trained health workforce in terms of employment and conditions of work?
Yes
Hide [S12] 2)   Which legal safeguards and/or other mechanisms are in place to ensure that migrant health personnel enjoy the same legal rights and responsibilities as the domestically trained health workforce? Please tick all options that apply from the list below:
2.a) Migrant health personnel are recruited internationally using mechanisms that allow them to assess the benefits and risk associated with employment positions and to make timely and informed decisions regarding them
2.b) Migrant health personnel are hired, promoted and remunerated based on objective criteria such as levels of qualification, years of experience and degrees of professional responsibility on the same basis as the domestically trained health workforce
2.c) Migrant health personnel enjoy the same opportunities as the domestically trained health workforce to strengthen their professional education, qualifications and career progression
2.d) Other mechanism, please provide details if possible:
Organisational policies; statutory health bodies; letters of offer;
Other
Hide [S13] 3)  Please submit any other comments or information you wish to provide regarding legal, administrative and other measures that have been taken or are planned in your country to ensure fair recruitment and employment practices.
Various Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Government and Employee Unions; Statutory Health Councils Acts/Regulations; Employment Act; Public Service Policies, Rules and Regulations, etc. are measures to ensure fair recruitment and employment practices
Hide [S14] 4)  Please submit any other comments or information you wish to provide regarding difficulties faced by your health personnel working outside your country and any measures that have been taken or are planned in your country to ensure their fair recruitment and employment practices.
Not applicable
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Section 01: Qualitative information (5-12)

Hide [S15] 5)  Has your country or its sub-national governments entered into bilateral, regional or multilateral agreements or arrangements addressing the international recruitment of health personnel?
Yes
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Please use Table A below to describe these bilateral, regional or multilateral agreements or arrangements:

* Please use this occupational category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Hide [S16] 6)
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Type of Agreement

Hide [S16b] Countries Involved

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Coverage

Hide [S16d] Validity period
(from–to)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel 

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other (include details as necessary)
Other
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Please attach a documentation  file if possible

 

Hide [S16g] Please provide a web-link if possible
Hide [S16i1] Agreement 1
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Type of Agreement

Bilateral
Hide [S16i1b] Countries Involved
Barbados
Hide [S16i1c] Coverage
National
Hide [S16i1d] Validity period 
(from–to)
2015
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other
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Please attach a documentation  file if possible

(In case of multiple documents, please create one single zip file for upload)

Hide [S16i1g] Please provide a web-link if possible
Hide [S16i2] Agreement 2
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Type of Agreement

Bilateral
Hide [S16i2b] Countries Involved
Cuba
Hide [S16i2c] Coverage
National
Hide [S16i2d] Validity period 
(from–to)
2015 to 2017
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Allied Health
Other
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(In case of multiple documents, please create one single zip file for upload)

Hide [S16i2g] Please provide a web-link if possible
Hide [S16i3] Agreement 3
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Type of Agreement

Bilateral
Hide [S16i3b] Countries Involved
United Kingdom
Hide [S16i3c] Coverage
National
Hide [S16i3d] Validity period 
(from–to)
2015
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

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Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
NICE - National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Other
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Hide [S16i3g] Please provide a web-link if possible
Hide [S16i4] Agreement 4
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Type of Agreement

Bilateral
Hide [S16i4b] Countries Involved
United States
Hide [S16i4c] Coverage
National
Hide [S16i4d] Validity period 
(from–to)
2015
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

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Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Stem Cell
Other
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Hide [S16i5] Agreement 5
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Type of Agreement

Hide [S16i5b] Countries Involved

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Hide [S16i5d] Validity period 
(from–to)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other
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Hide [S16i5g] Please provide a web-link if possible
Hide [S16i6] Agreement 6
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Type of Agreement

Hide [S16i6b] Countries Involved

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Hide [S16i6d] Validity period 
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other
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Please attach a documentation  file if possible

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Hide [S16i6g] Please provide a web-link if possible
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Section 01: Qualitative information (5-12) contd.

Hide [S17] 7) If your country or its sub-national governments entered into bilateral, regional or multilateral agreements, do those take account of the needs of developing countries and countries with economies in transition?
Yes
Hide [S18] 8)  If “Yes”, please tick all options of type of support that apply from the list below:
8.a) Training
8.b) Twinning of health care facilities
8.c) Promotion of circular migration
8.d) Retention strategies
8.e) Education programs
8.f) Other mechanism, please provide details if possible:
Other
Hide [S19] 9)  Does your country strive to meet its health personnel needs with its domestically trained health personnel, notably through measures to educate, retain and sustain a health workforce that is appropriate for the specific conditions of your country, including areas of greatest need?
Yes
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10)  If “Yes”,  use Table B below to indicate the top 3 measures in place :

Table B – measures taken to educate, retain and sustain the health workforce

Measure Type Description
10.a) Training Local/Regional/International
10.b) Remuneration Salaries/Benefits
10.c) Uupward Mobility Career Paths
Hide [S111] 11)  Has your country adopted measures to address the geographical mal-distribution of health workers and to support their retention in underserved areas?
Yes
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12) If “Yes”,  use Table C below to indicate the top 3 measures in place :

Table C – measures taken to address the geographical mal-distribution of health workers

Measure Type Description
12.a) Accommodations Paid Housing
12.b) Allowances Resettlement/On-Call
12.c) Vehicle Government Issued
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Section 01: Qualitative information (13-17)

Hide [S113] 13)  Does your country have any (government and/or non-government) programs or institutions undertaking research in health personnel migration?
No
Hide [S115] 15) Has your country established a database of laws and regulations related to international health personnel recruitment and migration and, as appropriate, information related to their implementation?
No
Hide [S116] 16)  Does your country have any mechanism(s) or entity(ies) to maintain statistical records of health personnel whose first qualification was obtained overseas?
Yes
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16.1)  Please use Table E below to provide the contact details of each entity.

 

Table E Contact details of mechanism(s) or entity(ies) maintaining  statistical records of health personnel whose first qualification was obtained overseas

Name of mechanism or entity Contact details Web-link (if available)
16.1 a) Bahamas Medical Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-9802; Nassau, Bahamas
16.1 b) Bahamas Nursing Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-7528; Nassau, Bahamas
16.1 c) Bahamas Dental Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-3345; Nassau, Bahamas
16.1 d) Bahamas Pharmacy Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-4460; Nassau, Bahamas
16.1 e) Bahamas Health Professions Council Registrar; P. O. Box N-7528; Nassau, Bahamas
16.1 f)
16.1 g)
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16.2) For the entity named in Q(16.1) please use Table F below to specify whether the information gathered include the following:

Table F Description of the statistical information available on the internationally recruited health personnel

Hide [S1162col1] 16.2)
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Entity


Hide [S1162col3] Occupation category


Hide [S1162col4] Country of first qualification


Hide [S1162col5] Year of first recruitment


Hide [S1162col6] Age


Hide [S1162col7] Sex

Hide [S1162aa] Entity 1
Hide [S1162a] Entity
Bahamas Medical Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other
Hide [S1162c] Country of first qualification
Yes
Hide [S1162d] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1162e] Age
Yes
Hide [S1162f] Sex
Yes
Hide [S1162bb] Entity 2
Hide [S1162a2] Entity
Bahamas Nursing Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other
Hide [S1162c2] Country of first qualification
Yes
Hide [S1162d2] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1162e2] Age
Yes
Hide [S1162f2] Sex
Yes
Hide [S11623] Entity 3
Hide [S1162a3] Entity
Bahamas Dental Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other
Hide [S1162c3] Country of first qualification
Hide [S1162d3] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1162e3] Age
Yes
Hide [S1162f3] Sex
Yes
Hide [S1162dd] Entity 4
Hide [S1162a4] Entity
Bahamas Pharmacy Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other
Hide [S1162c4] Country of first qualification
Yes
Hide [S116d4] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1162e4] Age
Yes
Hide [S1162f4] Sex
Yes
Hide [S1162ee] Entity 5
Hide [S1162a5] Entity
Bahamas Health Professions Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Allied Health
Other
Hide [S1162c5] Country of first qualification
Yes
Hide [S1162d5] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1162e5] Age
Yes
Hide [S1162f5] Sex
Yes
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Section 01: Qualitative information (13-17) contd.

Hide [S117] 17)  Does your country have any mechanism(s) or entity(ies) to regulate or grant authorization to practice to internationally recruited health personnel and maintain statistical records on them?
Yes
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17.1)  Please use Table G below to provide the contact details of each entity.

 

Table G Contact details of mechanism(s) or entity(ies) regulating ot granting  authorization to practice to internationally recruited health personnel

Name of mechanism or entity Contact details Web-link (if available)
17.1 a) Bahamas Medical Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-9802; Nassau, Bahamas
17.1 b) Bahamas Nursing Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-7528; Nassau, Bahamas
17.1 c) Bahamas Dental Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-3345; Nassau, Bahamas
17.1 d) Bahamas Pharmacy Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-4460; Nassau, Bahamas
17.1 e) Bahamas Health Professions Council Registrar, P. O. Box N-7528; Nassau, Bahamas
17.1 f)
17.1 g)
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 For the entity named in Q(17.1) please use Table H below to indicate whether the information gathered include the following details:

Table H Description of information available on authorization and regulation of practice of internationally recruited health personnel

Hide [S1172col1] 17.2)
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Entity


Hide [S1172col3] Occupation category


Hide [S1172col4] Country of first qualification


Hide [S1172col5] Year of first recruitment


Hide [S1172col6] Age


Hide [S1172col7] Sex

Hide [S1172aa] Entity 1
Hide [S1172a] Entity
Bahamas Medical Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other (include details as necessary)
Other
Hide [S1172c] Country of first qualification

Yes
Hide [S1172d] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1172e] Age
Yes
Hide [S1172f] Sex
Yes
Hide [S1172bb] Entity 2
Hide [S1172a2] Entity
Bahamas Nursing Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other (include details as necessary)
Other
Hide [S1172c2] Country of first qualification

Yes
Hide [S1172d2] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1172e2] Age
Yes
Hide [S1172f2] Sex
Yes
Hide [S1172cc] Entity 3
Hide [S1172a3] Entity
Bahamas Dental Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
Hide [S1172b3]

Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other (include details as necessary)
Other
Hide [S1172c3] Country of first qualification

Yes
Hide [S1172d3] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1172e3] Age
Yes
Hide [S1172f3] Sex
Yes
Hide [S1172dd] Entity 4
Hide [S1172a4] Entity
Bahamas Pharmacy Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other (include details as necessary)
Other
Hide [S1172c4] Country of first qualification

Yes
Hide [S1172d4] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1172e4] Age
Yes
Hide [S1172f4] Sex
Yes
Hide [S1172ee] Entity 5
Hide [S1172a5] Entity
Bahamas Health Professions Council (some information may have to be retrieved manually)
Hide [S1172b5]

Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Nurses/Midwives*
Dentists
Pharmacists
Other (include details as necessary)
Allied Health
Other
Hide [S1172c5] Country of first qualification

Yes
Hide [S1172d5] Year of first recruitment

Yes
Hide [S1172e5] Age
Yes
Hide [S1172f5] Sex
Yes
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Section 01: Qualitative information (18-21)

Hide [S118] 18) Has an assessment of what is needed to implement the Code at the national, sub-national and local level been made?
No
Hide [S119] 19) Has your country taken any steps to implement the Code?
No
Hide [S121] 21) Please list in priority order, the three main constraints to the implementation of the Code in your country and propose possible solutions:
Main constraints Possible solution
21.a) Competing Priorities Execution of Priorities
21.b) Awareness Dissemination of Information
21.c) Human Resource Capacity Ongoing Training and Development
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Section 01: Qualitative information (22-24)

Hide [S122] 22) Has your country provided assistance to one or more Member States or other stakeholders to support their implementation of the Code?
No
Hide [S123] 23) Does your country receive / requested assistance from one or more countries or other stakeholders to support its implementation of the Code?
No
Hide [S124] 24.1) Please submit any other complementary comments or material you wish to provide regarding the international recruitment and management of migration of the health workforce that would relate to implementation of the Code.

Hide [S242] 24.2) Please submit any other complementary  material you wish to provide regarding the international recruitment and management of migration of the health workforce that would relate to implementation of the Code.
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Section 02: Quantitative information - Minimum Data Sets

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Questionnaire on Foreign-trained Doctors and Nurses

Please follow the instructions within the spreadsheet to complete the questionnaire.


To download the spreadheet please follow the link: /dataformv6/upload/surveys/378366/docs/Adapted_Template_Workforce%20Migration_2015.xls

 

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Adapted_Template_Workforce Migration_2015
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Section 03: Reporting instrument for other stakeholders (optional)

Hide [S31] Submitted by: 

Hide [S32] Contact details:

Hide [S33] Name of entity submitting the report:

Hide [S34] Responsible and/or contact person:

Hide [S35] Mailing address:

Hide [S36] Telephone number:
Hide [S37] Fax:
Hide [S38] Email:
Hide [S39] Website URL :
Hide [S310] Description of the entity submitting the report:

Hide [S311] Please describe the entity submitting this report and the nature of its involvement or interest in international health personnel migration issues relevant to the Code.