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Lorna Smalley, BPharm, MRPharmS,
is practice pharmacist at Derwent Valley Medical Practice, 20 St
Marks Road, Derby DE21
6AT
e-mail lorna.smalley@nhs.net |
Abstract
Aim
To evaluate patients' experience of our established pharmacist-led supplementary prescribing hypertension clinic.
Design
A closed question, self-administered postal questionnaire.
Subjects and settings
Patients invited to attend a pharmacist-led supplementary prescribing hypertension
clinic at Derwent Valley Medical Practice, Derby.
Outcome measures
Respondent’s views.
Results
83% of respondents attended the first clinic appointment. Of these, 91%
continue to attend, 8% no longer attend and 1% decided against participating
in the clinic. The reasons given for not attending or not continuing to
attend the clinic were inconvenient appointment times, development of a
new condition, prefer to continue with GP/ nurse led care, rather not see
a pharmacist, invitation to attend not received and no longer registered
with the surgery. 57% of respondents stated that the standard of care they
received in clinic was better than they received previously. 86% stated
that they understand more about their condition since attending clinic.
86% stated that they feel more involved in making decisions regarding their
treatment since attending clinic. 86% stated that they could make an appointment
for review easily. 92% stated that supplementary prescribing by pharmacists
was a good idea.
Conclusions
Most patients were happy to attend our pharmacist-led supplementary prescribing
hypertension clinic. These patients generally thought the standard of care
was better and that their understanding about their condition and involvement
in treatment decisions had improved since attending clinic. Overall patients
stated that supplementary prescribing by pharmacists is a good idea.
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The
Pharmaceutical Journal