Percentage of respondents who Agreed or Strongly Agreed to each Statement (%) | ||
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Pharmacists | Interns | |
Attitudes and support for extended services | ||
I want to work at the top of my scope of practice | 83 | 85 |
The pharmacy owner supports providing more services | 70 (6) | – |
The pharmacy management supports providing more services | 68 (7) | – |
I am excited by the opportunities in community pharmacy | 56 | 72 |
I’m too busy dispensing to offer more services | 46 | – |
I’m happy with my current work roles and don’t want to provide more services | 20 | – |
Skills and training | ||
I need additional training in order to offer additional services | 86 | 86 (4) |
I feel culturally competent to deliver pharmacy services | 80 | 73 |
My employer provides funding for me to undertake training and accreditation | 57 | – |
My employer allows me time to undertake training and accreditation | 53 | – |
I can afford training and accreditation | 42 | – |
I have the business skills and financial knowledge to manage and develop my business in the current environment | 37 (4) | – |
Resources and infrastructure | ||
The pharmacy has a suitable private consultation area to talk with people confidentially | 82 | – |
The pharmacy has enough equipment or other resources to enable it to provide more services (e.g. fridge space to store vaccinations) | 65 | – |
I have access to relevant patient health information from other health providers | 54 | – |
The pharmacy can access funding for more services | 25 (23) | – |
There are sufficient technicians or other support staff to free up my time to offer more services | 24 | – |
The available funding covers the cost of providing the service | 11 (19) | – |
Consumers and local relationships | ||
There is consumer demand for more services | 64 (4) | – |
I’m concerned about the impact on my relationships with other health providers if I provide more services | 38 | 25 (5) |
Consumers can afford to pay for additional services | 30 (4) | – |
Consumers are willing to pay for additional services | 26 (4) | – |