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  • A cross-sectional survey of enhanced and extended professional services in community pharmacies: A pharmacy perspective

    Author(s)
    Sim, Tin Fei
    Wright, Bronwen
    Hattingh, Laetitia
    Parsons, Richard
    Sunderland, Bruce
    Czarniak, Petra
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Hattingh, Laetitia L.
    Year published
    2020
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    Abstract
    Background: Community pharmacies provide enhanced (within current scope of practice) and extended (requiring additional credentialing) services, for disease state management and primary care. Objectives: To quantify the prevalence and characteristics of extended and enhanced professional services offered by community pharmacies in Western Australia (WA), their frequency of remuneration, facilitators, barriers and factors influencing their provision. Methods: A questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 421/628 (67.0%) community pharmacies in WA. Data collected included demographic information, provision of extended ...
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    Background: Community pharmacies provide enhanced (within current scope of practice) and extended (requiring additional credentialing) services, for disease state management and primary care. Objectives: To quantify the prevalence and characteristics of extended and enhanced professional services offered by community pharmacies in Western Australia (WA), their frequency of remuneration, facilitators, barriers and factors influencing their provision. Methods: A questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 421/628 (67.0%) community pharmacies in WA. Data collected included demographic information, provision of extended and enhanced pharmacy services and whether remuneration was received. Facilitators and barriers for offering these services used Likert scale responses to proffered questions. Data were entered into SPSS and descriptive statistics were reported. Logistic regression analyses investigated any factors (pharmacist and pharmacy characteristics) associated with the provision of influenza vaccination, or any of nine selected enhanced services. Results: The response rate was 205/417 (49.2%). Only one-half or less of respondents provided any extended services. Pharmacist-administered influenza vaccinations (94/205, 45.0%) and Home Medicines Reviews (105/205, 52.0%) were the most prevalent. Remuneration for extended services was received by > 60% of respondents. Of 18 enhanced services >80% of pharmacies provided blood pressure monitoring and needle and syringe programs. Over half of the pharmacies (113/205, 55.1%) were banner (franchise) group members. Belonging to a banner group, having a private consultation area and space for a patient to lie down were positively associated with the provision of influenza vaccination and the selected enhanced services. Facilitators for the provision of services included enhancing patient relationships and the role of pharmacists. Major barriers were time constraints and inadequate remuneration. Conclusions: Extended services were limited in scope and provision whilst enhanced services were not uniformly available. Pharmacy organisations should look to increase their scope and provision, including improved government and third-party funding.
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    Journal Title
    Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.07.001
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    This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
    Subject
    Public Health and Health Services
    Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/386774
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