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JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 31-40出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jphsr/rmac002
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health services research; qualitative research; pharmaceutical HSR; international; health policy; general practice; pharmacist
This study investigates expectations and perceptions about general practice pharmacists' roles in England and Australia through interviews with key stakeholders. Main themes extracted include initial expectations and reservations, barriers and facilitators, working collaboration, GPPs' skillset, views on key performance indicators, patients' feedback, and stakeholders' views on the future of GPPs. Despite concerns, participants believed that overcoming barriers could make GPPs ideal professionals to bridge gaps in general practice. Recommendations on funding, role description, prescribing qualification, training pathways, and KPIs were made based on comparative data for implementation in both countries.
Objectives This study aims to measure expectations and perceptions about the general practice pharmacists' (GPPs) roles in England and Australia. Methods The study is based on the interviews conducted with key stakeholders from England and Australia, including general practitioners, nurses, GPPs, organizational lead and academics. There were a total of 14 participants, 7 each from England and Australia. The participants were involved in a semi-structured, audio-recorded interview, which was later transcribed verbatim, coded and underwent a thematic analysis to extract the general themes, raised by participants' views and experiences about GPPs' role. Key findings From the transcribed data, the main themes extracted were initial expectations and reservations by key stakeholders, barriers and facilitators, working collaboration, GPPs' skillset, views on key performance indicators (KPIs), patients' feedback and the stakeholders' views on the future of GPPs in England and Australia. The participants from both England and Australia did acknowledge the growing role of GPPs. Few concerns were raised by some participants about aspects like role description, training pathways, prescribing protocols and funding. Despite these concerns, all participants strongly believed that by taking steps to overcome main barriers like funding in Australia and training pathways in England, GPPs could be an ideal professional to bridge the gaps in the general practice framework. Conclusions GPPs could be an ideal professional to bridge the gaps in the general practice framework, but steps need to be taken to overcome barriers. Based on the comparative data, recommendations were made on funding structure, role description, prescribing qualification, training pathways and KPIs. These recommendations can be used as guidance for both England and Australia while implementing relative policies in these countries.
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