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Introduction Pharmacists traditionally work in either hospital or community settings and increasingly in primary care. As demands on health care continue to rise, pharmacists need a well-rounded understanding of the patient journey and transfer of care and be capable of working in any setting. In response, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) launched a multi-sector pre-registration pharmacy training programme. Trainees experience all three pharmacy settings throughout the year, in contrast to the traditional, single-sector programmes. Objectives To explore the views of the now-qualified pharmacists, their tutors and line managers on the multi-sector programme and how it prepares pharmacists for practice. Methods This longitudinal study followed pharmacists through the multi-sector programme, to approximately 1 year post-registration. Data were collected via interviews (n = 27) with pharmacists, tutors and line managers. All data were pattern coded and analysed thematically. Key findings Pharmacists maintained that they benefited from the multi-sector training programme and would choose this option again. Pharmacists, tutors and line managers considered that the programme provided a more holistic perspective of pharmacy than single-sector programmes and a greater understanding of patient journeys and transfer of care. Nonetheless, there remains a lack of consensus on how the programme is best structured, and there is scope to increase the hands-on experience in primary care settings. Conclusions Greater communication across sectors and smoother transfer of patient care benefit employers and patients as well as the pharmacists. Recommendations for future multi-sector programmes are suggested.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) Cardiff Unit for Research and Evaluation in Medical and Dental Education (CUREMeDE) |
Additional Information: | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
ISSN: | 0961-7671 |
Funders: | Health Education and Improvement Wales |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 10 May 2022 |
Date of Acceptance: | 28 February 2022 |
Last Modified: | 19 May 2023 17:43 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149653 |
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