The challenge of integrating community pharmacists into the primary health care team: A case study of local pharmaceutical services (LPS) pilots and interprofessional collaboration

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-398

  Bradley, Fay ^a   Elvey, Rebecca ^a   Ashcroft, Darren M ^a   Hassell, Karen ^a   Kendall, Juliette ^a   Sibbald, Bonnie ^a   Noyce, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Community pharmacists; England; General practitioners; Interprofessional; Local pharmaceutical services

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TEAMWORK; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 52649167352     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820802137005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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