Integrating a pharmacist into the general practice environment: Opinions of pharmacists, general practitioners, health care consumers, and practice managers

Christopher Freeman, W Neill Cottrell, Greg Kyle, Ian Williams, Lisa Nissen

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Background: Pharmacists are viewed as highly trained yet underutilised and there is growing support to extend the role of the pharmacist within the primary health care sector. The integration of a pharmacist into a general practice medical centre is not a new concept however is a novel approach in Australia and evidence supporting this role is currently limited. This study aimed to describe the opinions of local stakeholders in South-East Queensland on the integration of a pharmacist into the Australian general practice environment. Methods: A sample of general practitioners, health care consumers, pharmacists and practice managers in South- East Queensland were invited to participate in focus groups or semi-structured interviews. Seeding questions common to all sessions were used to facilitate discussion. Sessions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-229
Number of pages1
JournalBMC Health Services Research
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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Freeman, Christopher ; Cottrell, W Neill ; Kyle, Greg ; Williams, Ian ; Nissen, Lisa. / Integrating a pharmacist into the general practice environment: Opinions of pharmacists, general practitioners, health care consumers, and practice managers. In: BMC Health Services Research. 2012 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 229-229.
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Freeman, C, Cottrell, WN, Kyle, G, Williams, I & Nissen, L 2012, 'Integrating a pharmacist into the general practice environment: Opinions of pharmacists, general practitioners, health care consumers, and practice managers', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 229-229. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-229

Integrating a pharmacist into the general practice environment: Opinions of pharmacists, general practitioners, health care consumers, and practice managers. / Freeman, Christopher; Cottrell, W Neill; Kyle, Greg; Williams, Ian; Nissen, Lisa.

In: BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2012, p. 229-229.

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