Objectives To determine the views of healthy adults on importance activities aimed at improving public health, role community pharmacies in contributing to these and a range potential pharmacy-based health services. Method Three hundred completed questionnaire developed from literature, using street survey technique an English city centre. Key findings More than half respondents (57%) were infrequent pharmacy users, but 65% (195) had asked for advice about and/or medicines staff 41.3% (124)...

Poor teamwork skills in healthcare have been found to be a contributing cause of negative incidents patient care, whilst effective has linked more positive outcomes. The aim this research is explore views patients and informal caregivers on the key characteristics teams their experiences using qualitative approach. A focus group schedule was developed from existing literature this. Topics included purpose value attributes impact care. Patients were recruited via convenience sampling. Three...

Medication discrepancies for patients after discharge from hospital are well documented. They have been shown to cause unnecessary harm and can result in readmission. To improve patient discharge, the current process of discharging (the process) needs evaluating determine where why medication issues occur. This study aimed identify evaluate used a range acute National Health Service hospitals across North West England.This qualitative involved semi-structured telephone interviews with 13...

Most patients experience changes to prescribed medicines during a hospital stay. Ensuring they understand such is important for preventing adverse events post-discharge and optimising patient understanding. However, little work has explored the information that receive about or their perceived needs support after discharge.To determine inpatients who medicine admission preferences for, use of, support.Cross-sectional survey with adult medical experiencing in six English hospitals, telephone...

Hospital pharmacists' have traditionally focused on the manufacture and supply of medicines. However, increasing complexity range medicines a greater awareness medication errors has facilitated change towards patient-centred role. Given this movement, it is surprising that search published literature shows very little research evaluated patients' views hospital-based pharmacy services.To explore inpatients' expectations experiences services.Face-to-face semi-structured interviews with...

Objective To evaluate and inform emergency supply of prescription-only medicines by community pharmacists (CPs), including how the service could form an integral component established healthcare provision to maximise adherence. Design Mixed methods. 4 phases: prospective audit requests for prescribed (October–November 2012 April 2013); interviews with CPs (February–April follow-up patients (April–May interactive feedback sessions general practice teams 2013). Setting 22 pharmacies 6...

Hospital discharge is a complex process that can result in errors and delays for patients, particularly around the supply of medicines communication information. To improve patient discharge, perspectives service must be explored to determine where patients feel problems arise. This study aimed explore inpatient perceptions experiences current process.

An estimated 300 million people live with asthma globally. In England, a significant percentage poorly controlled symptoms. Community pharmacists might be able to play role in filling gaps care as they have the expertise and are regular contact patients long term conditions. This study described patients' experiences of management their general physician (GP) practice community pharmacy settings explored views on providing support for them pharmacy.

Abstract Background Alternative administration methods are emerging as a key area of research to improve clinical efficacy antibiotics and address concerns regarding multi-drug resistance. Extended intermittent infusions or continuous exhibiting time-dependent kill characteristics may be favourable in critically ill septic patients, but more evidence is needed determine best practice. Objective To find out whether any common practice exists for intravenous antibiotic critical care units...

<h3>Objective</h3> The individualised patient prescription chart, either paper or electronic, is an integral part of communication between healthcare professionals. aim this study to ascertain the extent which different prescribing systems are used for inpatient care in acute hospitals England and explore chief pharmacists9 opinions experiences with respect electronic medicines administration (EPMA) systems. <h3>Method</h3> Audio-recorded, semistructured telephone interviews pharmacists...

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Abstract Objective The study's objective was to explore whether there any discernible ‘therapeutic’ effect upon participants after an in-depth research interview, which focused their experiences of hypertension and its management. Method A questionnaire comprising 13 questions (open closed) posted patients with (n = 30), three eight months participating in face-to-face interviews, explored chronic illness Key findings data from 25 respondents (83%) suggested that interviews could have a...