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Factors Influencing the Provision of Clinical Pharmacy Services in United Kingdom National Health Service Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Siobhan M. Cotter ,
Nicholas D. Barber ,
Martin McKee  and
Colin P. Chalmers
Siobhan M. Cotter
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas D. Barber
Affiliation:
University of London
Martin McKee
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Colin P. Chalmers
Affiliation:
University of Westminster and DataStat Consultants
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Abstract

There is much variation in the provision of clinical pharmacy services in U.K. National Health Service hospitals. Some services are provided in groups and there are differences in the extent to which barriers exist to the provision of services. Factors that linked services included efficient use of resources; barriers involved a requirement for pharmacists to participate in multidisciplinary teams. The strong resemblances between service uptake by hospital pharmacies and the technology diffusion model provides insight into the future development of services in this era of evidence-based care.

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General Essays
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , Summer 1996 , pp. 475 - 486
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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