Table 3.
Global satisfaction with the national pre-registration training application process in relation to selection of prospective employers?
| Questions | Response options | Overall, how satisfied were you with the preferencing process?* | P values1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied |
Satisfied | Very Satisfied | Total | |||
| Did ‘Community Pharmacy – Medium/Small Independent Multiple’ feature in your programme preferences? | No | 21 (11%) | 31 (16%) | 30 (16%) | 93 (49%) | 15 (8%) | 190 (100%) | p = 0.002 |
| Yes | 18 (17%) | 24 (23%) | 26 (25%) | 32 (30%) | 5 (5%) | 105 (100%) | ||
| Total | 39 (13%) | 55 (19%) | 56 (19%) | 125 (42%) | 20 (7%) | 295 (100%) | ||
| Did ‘Community Pharmacy – Large Chain Multiple’ feature in your highest ranked programme preferences i.e. your ‘top ten’? | No | 26 (11%) | 44 (18%) | 48 (20%) | 110 (45%) | 17 (7%) | 245 (100%) | p = 0.013 |
| Yes | 13 (26%) | 11 (22%) | 8 (16%) | 15 (30%) | 3 (6%) | 50 (100%) | ||
| Total | 39 (13%) | 55 (19%) | 56 (19%) | 125 (42%) | 20 (7%) | 295 (100%) | ||
| Did you receive a training place offer through Oriel? | No | 10 (32%) | 9 (29%) | 3 (10%) | 8 (26%) | 1 (3%) | 31 (100%) | p = 0.003 |
| Yes - through clearing | 3 (19%) | 3 (19%) | 4 (25%) | 6 (38%) | 0 (0%) | 16 (100%) | ||
| Yes in the first round | 26 (10%) | 43 (17%) | 49 (20%) | 111 (45%) | 19 (8%) | 248 (100%) | ||
| Total | 39 (13%) | 55 (19%) | 56 (19%) | 125 (42%) | 20 (7%) | 295 (100%) | ||
| Which of your preferenced training places were you offered? | 20th + ranked choice | 12 (18%) | 15 (23 | 17 (26%) | 20 (31%) | 1(2%) | 65 (100%) | p = 0.001 |
| 10th to 20th ranked choice | 3 (12%) | 5 (19%) | 3 (12%) | 15 (58%) | 0 (0%) | 26 (100%) | ||
| 4th to 10th ranked choice | 4 (11%) | 7 (19%) | 7 (19%) | 14 (38%) | 5 (14%) | 37 (100%) | ||
| 1st to 3rd ranked choice | 7 (6%) | 16 (13%) | 22 (18%) | 62 (52%) | 13 (11%) | 120 (100%) | ||
| Total | 26 (10%) | 43 (17%) | 49 (20%) | 111 (45%) | 19 (8%) | 248 (100%) | ||
*Selection of prospective employers was referred to as ‘preferencing’ in the survey questionnaire. 1chi-square test for trend