Pharmacists in general practice: Recommendations resulting from team-based collaborative care

Benson, H; Lucas, C; Benrimoj, SI; Kmet, W; Williams, KA

Pharmacists in general practice: Recommendations resulting from team-based collaborative care

Benson, H Lucas, C

Benrimoj, SI

Kmet, W Williams, KA

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Primary Health, 2018, 24 (6), pp. 448 - 454
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Benson, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lucas, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7857-2338	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Benrimoj, SI https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9768-7838	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kmet, W	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, KA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5094-243X	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-07-19	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Primary Health, 2018, 24 (6), pp. 448 - 454	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1448-7527	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/130664
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 La Trobe University. The Western Sydney Primary Health Network (PHN), WentWest, has been working to improve patient and health system outcomes by commissioning projects that enhance patient-focussed, team-based care. One such project is the WentWest General Practice Pharmacist Project, involving the integration of pharmacists within general practice sites. The aim of this study is to describe, classify and analyse recommendations made by pharmacists to GPs, resulting from patient consultations between pharmacists and patients in a general practice setting. This study was a multi-centre prospective observational study (April 2017-September 2017) investigating recommendations made by pharmacists integrated in a general practice setting. Thirteen general practice sites located in Western Sydney, NSW, Australia were involved in the study. The main outcome measures of this study include the classification of pharmacist recommendations and the percentage of those recommendations accepted by GPs. The pharmacists recorded the results from 618 patient consultations. These consultations resulted in 1601 recommendations of which 1404 (88%) were recorded as accepted. This study demonstrated that the recommendations made by pharmacists in general practice are well accepted by GPs and may lead to improvements in medication management and patient care.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Primary Health	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1071/PY18022	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cooperative Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Professional Role	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmacists	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Referral and Consultation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Care Team	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	General Practice	en_US
dc.title	Pharmacists in general practice: Recommendations resulting from team-based collaborative care	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	24	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	24	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 La Trobe University. The Western Sydney Primary Health Network (PHN), WentWest, has been working to improve patient and health system outcomes by commissioning projects that enhance patient-focussed, team-based care. One such project is the WentWest General Practice Pharmacist Project, involving the integration of pharmacists within general practice sites. The aim of this study is to describe, classify and analyse recommendations made by pharmacists to GPs, resulting from patient consultations between pharmacists and patients in a general practice setting. This study was a multi-centre prospective observational study (April 2017-September 2017) investigating recommendations made by pharmacists integrated in a general practice setting. Thirteen general practice sites located in Western Sydney, NSW, Australia were involved in the study. The main outcome measures of this study include the classification of pharmacist recommendations and the percentage of those recommendations accepted by GPs. The pharmacists recorded the results from 618 patient consultations. These consultations resulted in 1601 recommendations of which 1404 (88%) were recorded as accepted. This study demonstrated that the recommendations made by pharmacists in general practice are well accepted by GPs and may lead to improvements in medication management and patient care.

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