Abstract
Aim - To determine care home managers’ views of the services provided by community pharmacists.
Design - A confidential self-administered postal survey.
Subjects and settings - 2,000 managers of care homes for the elderly in four regions of England.
Outcome measures - The level of satisfaction with services provided to residential care homes for the elderly by community pharmacists.
Results - 1,062 care home managers (53.1%) returned questionnaires. The most common services provided were the supply of medicines and advice on the storage and disposal of medicines. Over 92% of respondents expressed a high overall level of satisfaction with the services currently provided.
Conclusions - Residential home managers were broadly satisfied with the current provision of services by community pharmacists and would support the provision of further services in the future.
Design - A confidential self-administered postal survey.
Subjects and settings - 2,000 managers of care homes for the elderly in four regions of England.
Outcome measures - The level of satisfaction with services provided to residential care homes for the elderly by community pharmacists.
Results - 1,062 care home managers (53.1%) returned questionnaires. The most common services provided were the supply of medicines and advice on the storage and disposal of medicines. Over 92% of respondents expressed a high overall level of satisfaction with the services currently provided.
Conclusions - Residential home managers were broadly satisfied with the current provision of services by community pharmacists and would support the provision of further services in the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 139-140 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Pharmaceutical Journal |
| Volume | 284 |
| Issue number | 7588 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Feb 2010 |