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Table 1 Data collection sites

From: The socio-technical organisation of community pharmacies as a factor in the Electronic Prescription Service Release Two implementation: a qualitative study

Case Study

Location

Number of staff

Number of dispensing staff (including pharmacist)

Assigned Delivery driver(s)

Ownershipa

1

Town–Suburban

2–5

2–4

Yes

Independent

2

Town-Health Centre

5–10

5–7

Yes

Independent

3

Town–High street

2–4

2–4

Yes

Chain

4

City–Suburban

2–5

2–4

Yes

Chain

5

Town–High street

5–10

5–6

Yes

Chain

6

City–Inner city

2–5

2–4

No

Independent

7

Town–Suburban

2–4

2–3

No

Independent

8

Town-Shopping Centre

2–3

2–3

No

Chain

9

City–Residential

2–4

2–4

Yes

Chain

10

Village–High street

2–4

2–4

Yes

Independent

11

City–Residential

4–6

4–6

Yes

Chain

12

Village–centre

2–4

2–4

Yes

Chain

13

City –Inner city

2–3

2–3

Yes

Local chain

14

City Inner city

2–3

2–3

Yes

Local chain

15

City - Suburban

4–5

2–3

No

Independent

  1. aOwnership is used to denote the pharmacy’s status. Some pharmacies were owned by individuals and these are referred to as ‘independent’. Others were owned by chain organisations and often consisted of multiple pharmacies under the same organisation across communities and geographical areas. These are referred to as ‘chain’.