Community Pharmacist Views On The Early Stages Of Implementation Of A Pathfinder Sore Throat Test And Treat Service In Wales: An Exploratory Study.
antimicrobial stewardship
community pharmacy
pharmacy services
point-of-care testing
sore throat test and treat
Journal
Integrated pharmacy research & practice
ISSN: 2230-5254
Titre abrégé: Integr Pharm Res Pract
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101656778
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
30
07
2019
accepted:
23
09
2019
entrez:
10
12
2019
pubmed:
10
12
2019
medline:
10
12
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To explore the views and opinions of community pharmacists regarding their initial experience of and levels of preparedness for the pathfinder sore throat test and treat (STTT) service in Wales. A phenomenological qualitative approach with constructivist paradigm was adopted as the first cycle of ongoing action research. Semi-structured interviews with community pharmacists who had completed at least three consultations within the first 3 weeks of the service were conducted, with informed consent and audio recorded. Interviews were transcribed ad verbatim and data were thematically analysed both inductively and deductively. A total of seven interviews with pharmacists who had conducted more than three consultations identified three main themes: 1) perceived impact of the service on patient care, including the value of the structure and technology infrastructure, the role of STTT towards antimicrobial stewardship, and its potential role in rebalancing primary care resources so that workload is distributed appropriately among healthcare professionals; 2) factors that empower pharmacists to deliver the service, in particular quality and consistency of training, appropriate staffing resource and internally motivated willingness to engage; 3) interface with GP surgeries such as nature of existing relationships before implementing the service, role of GP staff and GP perceived value of STTT. The pathfinder STTT service has been well received by pharmacists who recognised the service's role in providing patient education and contributing to principles of antimicrobial stewardship and described factors that would empower them to deliver the service confidently. Results have been fed back to the service implementation team to inform future developments.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31815100
doi: 10.2147/IPRP.S225333
pii: 225333
pmc: PMC6858457
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
105-113Informations de copyright
© 2019 Mantzourani et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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