How can community pharmacists/pharmacies be supported to carry out research?

JavaScript isn't enabled in your browser, so this file can't be opened. Enable and reload.

This is a brief survey carried out in collaboration with the North West Primary Care Pharmacy Research Group, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Research Ready pharmacy programme and the Community Pharmacy Research Champions of the National Institute of Health Research Clinical Research Network.

We are actively engaging with community pharmacy in order to build capacity for our up and coming research projects and to tap into the rich and varied scientific and clinical expertise offered by community pharmacists.

The Clinical Research Network has now appointed a network of community pharmacy research champions based in the Local Clinical Research Networks, drawn from across the pharmacy profession to promote, encourage and develop research carried out within and by community pharmacies. In order to support you more effectively, we need to build a better understanding of your research aspirations and the barriers you may be encountering.

We thank you for your participation and value your feedback most highly.

For further information, please contact Dr Rachel Airley, Community Pharmacy Research Champion, CRN-Greater Manchester at rachel.airley@nihr.ac.uk.

Are you currently involved or have you previously been involved in a research project at any level?

Yes

Clear selection

In what way(s) do you think community pharmacists might be incentivised to become involved with research?

Have you faced any barriers to carrying out or supporting research? If yes, please describe.

Ideally, what would be your desired level of involvement in a research project?

Leadership

Some level of participation

I would not want to be involved in research at this time

Clear selection

Are you currently or have you ever been involved in any of the following types of research activity (please select all that apply)?

Responding to surveys or questionnaires from universities or healthcare organisations

Clinical trials- supply of products to patients on behalf of an NHS Trust or clinical research organisation

Clinical trials-recruitment, consent and monitoring of patients (including clinical trials sponsored by NHS Trust or the pharmaceutical industry)

Participating in research projects led by local school of pharmacy, e.g. surveys, interviews and observational studies

Assisting with hosting/supervision of undergraduate or postgraduate student projects

Use of your pharmacy as a research site

Input into the design of a research proposal

Research project leadership, e.g. named principal or co-investigator of a research project in a funding bid or an ethics committee application

Use of research evidence to improve practice

Use of research evidence to inspire new service proposals to commissioners

Use of research methodologies to evaluate a pilot for a new service

Market research to investigate commercial or financial viability of a new service

Patient satisfaction and/or feedback for current or new services (excluding annual survey as part of community pharmacy contract)

No involvement in research

Other:

If you were given the support to do so, what type(s) of research activity(s) would you consider getting involved with in the future (please select all that apply)?

Responding to surveys or questionnaires from schools of pharmacy or pharmacy organisations

Clinical trials- supply of products to patients on behalf of an NHS Trust or clinical research organisation

Clinical trials-recruitment, consent and monitoring of patients (including clinical trials sponsored by NHS Trust or the pharmaceutical industry)

Participating in research projects led by local school of pharmacy, e.g. surveys, interviews and observational studies

Assisting with hosting/supervision of undergraduate or postgraduate student projects

Use of your pharmacy as a research site

Input into the design of a research proposal

Research project leadership, e.g. named principal or co-investigator of a research project in a funding bid or an ethics committee application

Use of research evidence to improve practice

Use of research evidence to inspire new service proposals to commissioners

Use of research methodologies to evaluate a pilot for a new service

Market research to investigate commercial or financial viability of a new service

Patient satisfaction and/or feedback for current or new services (excluding annual survey as part of community pharmacy contract)

No involvement in research

Other:

Which areas of research interest you (please select all that apply)?

Clinical trials, e.g. those which test a new drug, device or treatment

Evaluation of evidence for current pharmacy practice

Evaluation of new or pipeline pharmacy roles or interventions

Public or patient perceptions of pharmacists

The community pharmacy working environment

Barriers to best practice

Pharmacy role in new technologies e.g. e-health, use of genetic information for personalised medicine, biotechnology

Medicines optimisation, e.g. polypharmacy, services to nursing homes, medicines safety etc.

The role of the pharmacist in public health

Evaluation of pharmacy performance against guidelines or national standards

Audit of medicines usage against guidelines or national standards

Specific pharmaceutical care issues identified in my own pharmacy

A specific therapeutic area e.g. respiratory, renal, cancer, cardiovascular etc.

Other:

How and in what way(s) do you keep up to date with the latest research or evidence (please select all that apply)?

Reading the research news or digests in pharmacy magazines or journals, e,g The Pharmaceutical Journal, Chemist and Druggist, The British Medical Journal

Downloading journal articles from research databases, e.g. Google Scholar, Pubmed

Papers or electronic journal articles provided by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society library

By reading research articles appropriate to specific areas of interest according to my practice and tend to keep up with the latest research in these areas

Background reading on a specific topic inspired by a critical incident in the pharmacy

National press or TV news

Updates from head office

Newsletters or updates from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or other professional body

Updates from the National Institute of Health Research, Clinical Research Networks, CCGs or other NHS organisation

Workshops or e-learning, e.g. LPF, CPPE or NIHR training

Organised peer group discussions with pharmacy or healthcare colleagues

Informal discussions with pharmacy or healthcare colleagues

Literature from pharmaceutical company representatives

Social Media and/or internet forums

Discussions with patients

Other:

Which of the following organisations would you consider approaching for research support (please select all that apply)?

National Institute for Health Research Community Pharmacy Research Champions Network

National Institute for Health Research Research Design Service

National Institute for Health Research Funding Streams

Government research councils or research funding charities

Local School of Pharmacy

Academic Health Science Network (AHSN)

Royal Pharmaceutical Society (centrally)

RPS Local Practice Forum

Pharmaceutical industry

Local NHS Trust

Local clinical commissioning group

Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC)

Local Professional Network for Pharmacy

Local Commissioning Support Unit

Other:

Please use the box below to describe any other research support you feel would facilitate your role in community pharmacy research.

Which of the following factors would be most likely to help you carry out research (1 = highly likely, 2 = likely, 3 = neither likely nor unlikely, 4 = unlikely, 5 = highly unlikely)? *

More research training

Reimbursement for additional staff cover

Protected staff time

More support from managers

More inter-professional collaboration, e.g. nurses, GPs and pharmacists from other sectors

Closer ties with the pharmaceutical industry

More say in the design of the project methodology/data collection to fit your practice

More input into the research question

Authorship and presentation opportunities

Link with career progression, faculty and/or higher degree

More assurances about ethical issues and patient confidentiality

More assurances about use of any business confidential information

More effective promotion of community pharmacy to those designing and conducting research

More funding opportunities

So that we can match up and coming research projects to a suitable community pharmacy research site, one option we are considering is to compile a community pharmacy research database which will list your pharmacy, research ready status and any research interests. Would you be willing to be included in this database?

Yes

Not sure

Clear selection

If you are currently involved with research or have been involved previously, how did you get to hear about the project (please select all that apply)?

Contacted by a community pharmacy manager or colleague

Invited to participate by a school of pharmacy or other academic department

Invited to collaborate on a research project by medical or allied healthcare colleagues, e.g. local GP surgery

Publicity or promotion of research via the pharmacy press, e.g. The Pharmaceutical Journal

Research initiatives promoted and led by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Invitation to participate in research from another pharmacy or medical organisation

Via networking at pharmacy or other healthcare/science events e.g. conferences, seminars, workshops

Other:

Community pharmacy has an important part to play in health research

Agree

Disagree

Not sure

Clear selection

Research carried out in community pharmacies benefits patients.

Agree

Disagree

Not sure

Clear selection

Research carried out in community pharmacies would benefit my community pharmacy career progression.

Agree

Disagree

Not sure

Clear selection

Research carried out in community pharmacies would benefit my community pharmacy career satisfaction.

Agree

Disagree

Not sure

Clear selection

Please select the option which best describes your current position in community pharmacy. *

Employee pharmacist working mainly in one pharmacy or branch

Employee pharmacist manager of one pharmacy or branch

Employee pharmacist relief manager

Locum pharmacist

Employee pharmacist area or regional manager

Employee pharmacist superintendent

Owner or proprietor pharmacist

Pharmacy support staff, e.g. pharmacy technician

Professional or clinical services pharmacist, e.g prescribing support or research

Business development pharmacist

Education and training support pharmacist

Other:

What percentage of your time is spent in a patient-facing role? *

Not patient facing

1-25%

26-50%

51-75%

76-100%

Please state your current region *

North East

North West

Yorkshire and Humber

West Midlands

East Midlands

South West

South East

London

East of England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Island

Other:

You are currently working in community pharmacy (please select the response which best fits your pattern of working in community pharmacy) *

Full time

Part time regular employment (up to 20 hours per week)

Occasionally (semi-retired)

Occasionally (primary post is in another sector of pharmacy)

Submit

Clear form

Never submit passwords through Google Forms.

This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. Report Abuse - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy

Forms