Are community pharmacists prepared to work extended opening hours?

S. Saini; C.A. Langley; J.F. Marriott; K.A. Wilson

doi:10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00648.x

Abstract

Focal points:
A 5 per cent cross-sectional sample of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's membership was targeted with a self-completion questionnaire
Community pharmacy respondents were asked questions on their views on current pharmacy opening hours and their willingness to work extended opening hours
Around one fifth of the community pharmacists sampled believed that patients should have access to at least one community pharmacy 24 hours a day
Only 3.4 per cent of community pharmacists sampled were prepared to work at any time over a 24-hour period
With the introduction of more 24-hour health care services (eg, NHS Direct), there may need to be a change in the attitudes of community pharmacists towards working extended opening hours

Original language	English
Article number	R45
Number of pages	1
Journal	International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Volume	10
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00648.x
Publication status	Published - Sept 2002
Event	British Pharmaceutical Conference 2002 - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Sept 2002 → 25 Sept 2002

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note = "British Pharmaceutical Conference 2002 ; Conference date: 23-09-2002 Through 25-09-2002",