Table 1.

Semi-structured interview questions.

Questions to pharmacists (MRC-UK themes) Please outline the process used to identify and book patients to see the clinical pharmacist at the surgeries you service. (Description of Interventional Model) Does the process differ between patients or surgeries? (If so, please describe how.) What is the procedure you use when conducting patient consultations? (Description of Interventional Model) Does this procedure vary for different medical conditions or different surgeries? (If so, please describe how.) (Situational Context)

How are the results of the consultation recorded? (Description of Interventional Model) Please outline the procedure used for communicating the results of the patient/pharmacist consultation to the general practitioner: (Description of Interventional Model) Does this procedure differ at different surgeries? (If so, please describe how.) (Situational Context)

What barriers have you experienced that reduced your effectiveness in integrating with the practice? (Circumstances affecting implementation) What facilitators have you observed that have assisted your integration into the practice? (Circumstances affecting implementation).

Questions to general practitioners What are your overall impressions of the clinical pharmacist project? (Circumstances affecting implementation, Situational context)What activities would you like the clinical pharmacists to perform during their time at the surgery? (Description of Interventional Model) What is the preferred method for the clinical pharmacist to communicate their recommendations to you? (Description of Interventional Model) What barriers have your observed that may reduce the effectiveness of the project? (Circumstances affecting implementation)What issues do you think may reduce the ability of the clinical pharmacist to improve patient outcomes? (Circumstances affecting implementation)What facilitators have you observed related to the project? (Circumstances affecting implementation) What can you suggest that may improve the effectiveness of the clinical pharmacist project? (Circumstances affecting implementation)