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dc.contributor.authorTan, Amy CW
dc.contributor.authorEmmerton, Lynne M
dc.contributor.authorHattingh, H Laetitia
dc.contributor.authorLa Caze, Adam
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-10T12:00:23Z
dc.date.available2017-11-10T12:00:23Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn0156-5788
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/AH14081
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/352410
dc.description.abstractObjective. Many of Australia’s rural hospitals operate without an on-site pharmacist. In some, community pharmacists have sessional contracts to provide medication management services to inpatients. This paper discusses the funding arrangements of identified sessional employment models to raise awareness of options for other rural hospitals. Methods. Semistructured one-on-one interviews were conducted with rural pharmacists with experience in a sessional employment role (n = 8) or who were seeking sessional arrangements (n = 4). Participants were identified via publicity and referrals. Interviews were conducted via telephone or Skype for ~40–55 min each, recorded and analysed descriptively. Results. A shortage of state funding and reliance on federal funding was reported. Pharmacists accredited to provide medication reviews claimed remuneration via these federal schemes; however, restrictive criteria limited their scope of services. Funds pooling to subsidise remuneration for the pharmacists was evident and arrangements with local community pharmacies provided business frameworks to support sessional services. Conclusion. Participants were unaware of each other’s models of practice, highlighting the need to share information and these findings. Several similarities existed, namely, pooling funds and use of federal medication review remuneration. Findings highlighted the need for a stable remuneration pathway and business model to enable wider implementation of sessional pharmacist models.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom351
dc.relation.ispartofpageto358
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Health Review
dc.relation.ispartofvolume39
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321403
dc.titleFunding issues and options for pharmacists providing sessional services to rural hospitals in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHattingh, Laetitia L.


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