Pharmacists' experiences with the Bloom Program application process.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Bloom Program, which began as a demonstration project, is an ongoing community pharmacy-based mental illness and addictions program funded by the government of Nova Scotia. To be eligible to offer the Bloom Program, interested pharmacists were required to complete a 9-part application on behalf of their pharmacies. A process evaluation was conducted to inform future program implementation changes of program components, including the application process.

Methods

Qualitative interviews from 24 pharmacists were inductively analyzed to determine the challenges and opportunities in the program's application process.

Results

Key and impactful components of the application process included training, providing a mental health and addictions resource centre with

SUBMITTER: Murphy AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7863284 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature