Patients' experience of practice pharmacists in Northern Ireland
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Experiences of patients with general practice pharmacists in Northern Ireland: a qualitative study
IRAS ID
341860
Contact name
Carmel Hughes
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Queen's University Belfast
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 1 days
Research summary
There have been a limited number of studies which have examined patients’ views of the general practice pharmacist's (GPP) role in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally. Additionally, all previous research performed within the UK has been in England which may have limited relevance to Northern Ireland (NI). A recent study which investigated the views of NI-based GPPs about their role has shown that just one-third of GPP participants thought that patients were aware of their activities within general practice.
Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate patients’ views of, and experiences with GPPs within general practice in NI. The research team plan to conduct semi-structured interviews with patients to explore their opinions and experiences with GPPs in NI.It is hoped that this study will help to address the knowledge gap related to patients’ views of the GPPs in NI and will add to the body of knowledge related to this topic.
REC name
HSC REC A
REC reference
24/NI/0079
Date of REC Opinion
5 Jul 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion