Exploring example models of cross-sector, sessional employment of pharmacists to improve medication management and pharmacy support in rural hospitals.

摘要: Many rural hospitals in Australia are not large enough to sustain employment of a full-time pharmacist, or unable recruit retain pharmacist. The absence pharmacist may result hospital nurses undertaking medication-related roles outside their scope practice. A potential solution address hospitals' medication management needs is contracted part-time ('sessional') local external the ('cross-sector'). aim this study was explore and experiences pharmacists provision sessional services with no on-site how these could potentially shortfalls hospitals. qualitative conducted models who had provided hospital. semi-structured interview guide informed by literature review, preliminary research stakeholder consultation. Participants were recruited via advertisement personal contacts. Consenting interviewed between August 2012 January 2013 telephone Skype for 40-55 minutes. Thirteen previous ongoing contracts communities across New Zealand participated. Most commonly, weekly All believed model practical increase access pharmacist-mediated support gaps. Roles perceived promote quality use medicines inpatient consultation services, information/education staff, assistance accreditation matters system reviews, input into pharmaceutical distribution activities. This first concept undertaken Zealand. Insights from participants revealed that increased contracting arrangements be evaluated adapted other