Table 4 Reasons for visiting a pharmacy (all patients completing the survey, n = 921)
| Reason for visiting a pharmacy** | Number of patients | Proportion of total (n = 921) |
|---|---|---|
| Convenient location | 542 | 59% |
| Convenient opening hours | 399 | 43% |
| Prefer the pharmacy environment and/or staff | 207 | 22% |
| Saw the service advertised in-store | 127 | 14% |
| Inconvenient getting to a surgery | 115 | 12% |
| Employer-purchased voucher | 51 | 6% |
| Spur of the moment decision | 29 | 3% |
| Vaccine available | 24 | 3% |
| Staff member | 16 | 2% |
| Previous experience | 13 | 1% |
| Trust pharmacist | 12 | 1% |
| Not eligible at their GP | 11 | 1% |
| Other* | 94 | 10% |
| Total responses | 1640 |