Table 1.
Job roles of staff interviewed (n = 17)
| Member of staff | Independent (n = 9) |
Multiple (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|
| Proprietor & pharmacist | 1 | 0 |
| Manager & pharmacist | 1 | 0 |
| Employee pharmacist | 0 | 2 |
| Locum pharmacist | 1 | 0 |
| Non-pharmacist manager1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dispensing assistant | 3 | 2 |
| Medicines counter assistant (MCA) | 1 | 2 |
| Pre-registration (Trainee) pharmacist2 | 0 | 1 |
| Saturday staff3 | 2 | 0 |
|
1 The manager of the multiple was not a
pharmacist but was responsible for meeting the pharmacy’s
targets, including those for MURs. 2 A pre-registration pharmacist is required to complete a year of supervised training in employment before registration as a pharmacist. 3 Two undergraduate pharmacy students were employed by the independent who tended to work on alternate Saturdays in the dispensary. | ||