Table 2.
Demographic details of pharmacist responders and pharmacies
| Characteristic | Number (%) | National data derived from registers (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (n=338) | |||
| Female | 179 (53.0) | Female | 40.6 |
| Male | 159 (47.0) | Male | 59.4 |
| Years qualified (n=325) | |||
| ≤3 | 78 (24.0) | Registrants in last 3 years/total register | 18.8 |
| 4–10 | 116 (35.7) | Registrants in last 9 years/total register | 29.3 |
| >10 | 131 (40.3) | Remaining registrants | 51.9 |
| Role in pharmacy (n=340) | |||
| Manager/sole pharmacist | 269 (79.1) | Owner/employee | 76 |
| Second pharmacist | 22 (6.5) | ||
| Superintendent | 13 (3.8) | ||
| Locum | 36 (10.6) | Locum | 24 |
| Type of pharmacy (n=340) | |||
| Large chain (≥31 pharmacies) | 223 (65.6) | National multiple | 55 |
| Medium chain (11–30) | 19 (5.6) | Other multiple | 15 |
| Small chain (2–10) | 33 (9.7) | Chain of ≤4 pharmacies | 29 |
| Single pharmacy | 65 (19.1) | ||
| Location of pharmacy (n =338) | n/a | ||
| High street/suburban | 116 (34.3) | ||
| Shopping precinct/out of town center | 37 (10.9) | ||
| Rural/village | 80 (23.7) | ||
| Supermarket | 31 (9.2) | ||
| Attached to GP surgery | 49 (14.5) | ||
| Other | 25 (7.4) | ||
| Number of MURs in the previous month (n=299) | |||
| 0 | 15 (5.0) | 95% of CPs provide MURs | |
| 1–10 | 36 (12.0) | ||
| 11–20 | 44 (14.7) | ||
| 21–35 | 95 (31.8) | ||
| 36–50 | 75 (25.1) | ||
| ≥51 | 34 (11.4) | ||
| Number of NMS in the previous month (n=303) | |||
| 0 | 39 (12.9) | 80% of CPs provide NMS | |
| 1–10 | 179 (59.1) | ||
| 11–20 | 56 (18.5) | ||
| 21–35 | 24 (7.9) | ||
| ≥36 | 5 (1.7) | ||
Abbreviations: CP, community pharmacy; GP, general practitioner; n/a, not available; NMS, New Medicines Service; MURs, Medicine Use Reviews.