Table 7

Change in the percentage of facilities in which different medical cadres undertook pharmacy roles from baseline (n=11) to end line (n=14) (March 2012–August 2014)

CadreForecasting medicines requirementCompleting requisition formsStores
management		Completing
pharmacy
documentation		DispensingReview prescriptions and medicines useProviding medicine information and advice
Medical doctors% change43%14%7%0%7%50%50%
baseline–end line0/11–6/140/11–2/140/11–1/140/11–0/140/11–1/140/11–7/140/11–7/14
Clinical officers% change53%30%−6%18%43%44%34%
baseline–end line2/11–10/143/11–8/143/11–3/142/11–5/140/11–6/143/11–10/145/11–11/14
Nurses% change28%37%32%53%22%19%34%
baseline–end line4/11–9/143/11–9/142/11–7/142/11–10/147/11–12/145/11–9/145/11–12/14
Midwives% change21%35%25%46%16%12%26%
baseline–end line4/11–8/144/11–10/142/11–6/142/11–8/136/11–10/145/11–8/145/11–10/14
Nursing assistants% change21%18%3%52%16%−2%26%
baseline–end line0/11–3/142/11–5/142/11–3/143/11–11/146/11–10/145/11–6/145/11–10/14
Pharmacists% change−2%−2%−2%−2%−2%−2%5%
baseline–end line1/11–1/141/11–1/141/11–1/141/11–1/141/11–1/141/11–1/141/11–2/14
Pharmacy assistants% change−12%12%−16%14%−9%0%7%
baseline–end line6/11–6/146/11–8/145/11–4/145/11–7/144/11–5/145/11–5/144/11–6/14
Records staff% change36%12%5%27%0%7%14%
baseline–end line0/11–5/141/11–3/141/11–2/141/11–5/140/11–0/140/11–1/140/11–2/14
Laboratory technologists% change30%7%36%25%0%7%7%
baseline–end line3/11–8/144/11–6/140/11 - 5/142/11–6/140/11–0/140/11–1/140/11–1/14