Is there potential for the future provision of triage services in community pharmacy?

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Curley, Louise E ^a   Moody, Janice ^a   Gobarani, Rukshar ^a   Aspden, Trudi ^a   Jensen, Maree ^a   McDonald, Maureen ^a   Shaw, John ^a   Sheridan, Janie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Advice; Community pharmacy services; Patient outcome assessment; Pharmacist; Primary health care; Referral; Triage

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCUMENTATION; EMBASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVACY; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84990032688     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20523211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40545-016-0080-8     Document Type: Review

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