Pharmacists move to primary care
Many pharmacists working in primary care were previously employed in hospital pharmacy, research has revealed.
In a study of the migratory patterns of pharmacists in England, researchers
found that of 432 pharmacists surveyed, 52 per cent worked exclusively
in primary care, the majority of whom had come from the hospital sector.
The main reason cited by pharmacists for moving into primary care was
the need for change.
The researchers say that this pattern has a marked impact on the hospital
sector because pharmacists are leaving this sector completely, while
former community pharmacists now in primary care are more likely to maintain
some commitment to the community sector.
They suggest that research to help establish the cause of hospital pharmacists
wishing to seek change may help hospital pharmacy to retain its staff
(International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2005;13:281).
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