'I thought it would be a very clearly defined role and actually it wasn't': a qualitative study of transition training for pharmacists moving into general practice settings in Wales.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pharmacists are increasingly contributing to the skill mix of general practice surgeries to help alleviate pressures faced by UK doctors working in primary care. However, they need support in overcoming barriers to their integration. The purpose of this work was to evaluate a programme designed to support pharmacists' transition to working in general practice settings. We explored the learning needs of pharmacists', the barriers and enablers to their integration and provide recommendations based on our results.

Intervention

A qualitative evaluation of a 1-year transition programme in Wales starting in September 2018 to support pharmacists' transition to working in general practice settings.

Design and setting

We employed an interpretative phenomenological ap

SUBMITTER: Bartlett S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8547357 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature