Evaluation of the Sheffield Primary Care Pharmacy Programme (PCPP)

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Evaluation of community pharmacist joint working with primary care medical practices in the Sheffield Primary Care Pharmacy Programme (PCPP)

• IRAS ID

  225499

• Contact name

  Alison Blenkinsopp

• Contact email

  A.Blenkinsopp@Bradford.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Bradford

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 5 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  The evaluation proposed in this protocol aims to investigate the experiences of patients, pharmacists, pharmacy employers and commissioners of the Sheffield Primary Care Pharmacy Programme (PCPP). Specifically, we aim to understand how the PCPP affected the nature and potential of the patient-pharmacist relationship and the ways in which community pharmacist expertise supported general practice prescribing. To accomplish our aims we will:

  a)Conduct semi-structured qualitative interviews with patients (telephone), community pharmacists involved in the PCPP, community pharmacy employers, and commissioners (telephone and face-to-face);

  b)Conduct a cross-sectional survey of community pharmacists involved in the PCPP;

  c)Do secondary analysis of anonymised service provision data.

• REC name

  London - London Bridge Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/LO/0595

• Date of REC Opinion

  7 Apr 2017

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion