Table 1 Demographics by stakeholder
From: Process evaluation for the Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescriber Study (CHIPPS)
Recruited to: | Intervention | Post intervention questionnaire | Post intervention interview |
|---|---|---|---|
PIP (Pharmacist independent Prescriber) | |||
 Number of PIPs | 25 | 16 | 14 |
 Mean time as registered pharmacist | 19 years (8–40 years) | 21 years (8–40 years) | 20 years (10–36 years) |
 Mean time as independent prescriber | 56 months (1–192 months) | 65 months (1–192 months) | 58 months (1–192 months) |
 Mean number of residents allocated to the PIP | 18 SD 5.96 | 18 SD 6.34 | 18 SD 6.34 |
 Had previous care home experience | 12 (48%) | 6 (37.5%) | 7 (50%) |
GP practices | |||
 Number of GP practices | 25 | 8 | 8 |
 Employed intervention pharmacist prior to study | 15 (60%) | 3 (37.5%) | 4 (50%) |
 Registered patients ≥10,000 | 9 (36%) | 3 (37.5%) | 3 (37.5%) |
Care homes | |||
 Number of Care homes | 40 | 2 care homes (2 staff) | 11 care homes (15 staff) |
 Type of Care home | Residential 15 (37.5%) Dual 25 (62.5%) | Residential 1 (50%) Dual 1 (50%) | Residential 4 (36.3%) Dual 7 (63.6%) |
 Type of funding | Private 34 (85%) Local Authority 3 (7.5%) Other 3 (7.5%) | Private 1 (50%) Local Authority Other 1 (50%) | Private 9 (81.8%) Local Authority Other 2 (18.2%) |
 Mean number of residents in care homes | 49 SD 18.83 | 40 SD 6.36 | 43 SD 13.09 |