Piloting the Integration of Non-Dispensing Pharmacists in the Australian General Practice Setting: A Process Evaluation
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Ubiquity Press
Materia
Process evaluation Pharmacists Integration General practice Primary care Collaborative care
Fecha
2018-04-18Referencia bibliográfica
Benson, H, Sabater-Hernández, S, Benrimoj, SI and Williams, KA. Piloting the Integration of Non- Dispensing Pharmacists in the Australian General Practice Setting: A Process Evaluation. International Journal of Integrated Care, 2018; 18(2): 4, 1–10.
Resumen
This process evaluation examined the circumstances affecting implementation, intervention
design and situational context of the twelve week pilot phase of a project integrating five pharmacists
into twelve general practice sites in Western Sydney. The interventional design included three phases, patient recruitment and selection, the
pharmacist
consultation and the communication and recording of recommendations. A number of barriers
and facilitators
affecting implementation were identified. Insight into the situational context of the
intervention
was gained from examining the differences between individual pharmacists and between
practice sites. Conducting a process evaluation in the pilot phase of an integrated care project can allow
adjustments to be made to the project procedures to improve the effectiveness and reproducibility of the
intervention going forward.