Exploring patients' perspectives of pharmacist supplementary prescribing in Scotland

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 892-897

  Stewart, Derek C ^a   George, Johnson ^a,b   Bond, Christine M ^c   Cunningham, I T Scott ^a   Diack, H Lesley ^a   McCaig, Dorothy J ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Patient views; Pharmacist prescribing; Scotland; Supplementary prescribing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 56549116773     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9248-x     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. AJ Avery M Pringle 2005 Extended prescribing by UK nurses and pharmacists BMJ 331 1154 5 10.1136/bmj.331.7526.1154
2. Department of Health. Improving patients' access to medicines: a guide to implementing nurse and pharmacist independent prescribing within the NHS in England. London: Department of Health; 2006.
3. J George D McCaig C Bond ITS Cunningham HL Diack AM Watson 2006 Supplementary prescribing: early experiences of pharmacists in Great Britain Ann Pharmacother 40 1843 50 10.1345/aph.1H227
4. RJ Hobson GJ Sewell 2006 Supplementary prescribing by pharmacists in England Am J Health Syst Pharm 63 3 244 53 10.2146/ajhp050178
5. RJ Hobson GJ Sewell 2006 Risks and concerns about supplementary prescribing: survey of primary and secondary care pharmacists Pharm World Sci 28 2 76 90 10.1007/s11096-006-9004-z
6. J George D McCaig CM Bond ITS Cunningham HL Diack DC Stewart 2007 Benefits and challenges of prescribing training and implementation: perceptions and early experiences of RPSGB prescribers Int J Pharm Pract 15 23 30 10.1211/ijpp.15.1.0005
7. F Lloyd C Hughes 2005 Pharmacists' and mentors' views on the introduction of pharmacist supplementary prescribing: a qualitative evaluation of views and context Int J Pharm Pract 15 31 7 10.1211/ijpp.15.1.0006
8. L Smalley 2006 Patients' experience of pharmacist-led supplementary prescribing in primary care Pharm J 276 567 9
9. F Reid P Murray M Storrie 2005 Implementation of a pharmacist-led clinic for hypertensive patients in primary care-a pilot study Pharm World Sci 27 3 202 7 10.1007/s11096-004-2563-y
10. TV McCann E Clark 2008 Attitudes of patients towards mental health nurse prescribing of antipsychotic agents Int J Nurs Pract 14 2 115 21 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00674.x
11. Department of Health. Creating a patient-led NHS: delivering the NHS improvement plan. NHS Crown Copyright; 2005.
12. AG Zermansky DR Petty DK Raynor N Freemantle A Vail C Lowe 2001 Randomised controlled trial of clinical medication review by a pharmacist of elderly patients receiving repeat prescriptions in general practice BMJ 323 1 5 10.1136/bmj.323.7325.1340
13. J Krska JA Cromarty F Arris D Jamieson D Hansford PRS Duffus 2001 Pharmacist-led medication review in patients over 65: a randomised control trial in primary care Age Ageing 30 205 11 10.1093/ageing/30.3.205
14. AG Zermansky DP Alldred DR Petty DK Raynor N Freemantle J Eastaugh 2006 Clinical medication review by a pharmacists of elderly people living in care homes-randomised controlled trial Age Ageing 35 6 586 91 10.1093/ageing/afl075
15. R Holland E Lenaghan I Harvey R Smith L Shepstone A Lipp 2005 Does home based medication review keep older people out of hospital? The HOMER randomised controlled trial BMJ 330 7486 293 7 10.1136/bmj.38338.674583.AE
16. R Holland R Smith I Harvey 2006 Where now for pharmacist led medication review? J Epidemiol Community Health 60 2 92 3 10.1136/jech.2005.035188
17. C Salter R Holland I Harvey K Henwood 2007 "I haven't even phoned my doctor yet." The advice giving role of the pharmacist during consultations for medication review with patients aged 80 or more: qualitative discourse analysis BMJ 334 7603 1101 8 10.1136/bmj.39171.577106.55
18. Stewart D, George J, Bond C, Cunningham S, Diack L, McCaig D. Evaluating supplementary prescribing by pharmacists in Scotland. Report submitted to NHS Education for Scotland, 2007.
19. R Baker 1990 Development of a questionnaire to assess patients' satisfaction with consultations in general practice Br J Gen Pract 40 487 90
20. DeVellis RF. Scale development: theory and applications. California: Sage Publications; 1991.
21. AE While KS Biggs 2004 Benefits and challenges of nurse prescribing J Adv Nurs 45 6 559 67 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02948.x
22. Outline curriculum for training programmes to prepare pharmacist supplementary prescribers. http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/pdfs/supplprescphoutlcurric. pdf. Accessed 21 July 2006.
23. National Office for Summative Assessment. http://www.nosa.org.uk/ information/video/introduction.htm. Accessed 14 November 2007.