Table 5.

Recommendations for decision makers to increase community pharmacy engagement in pandemic response (for further details check: https://publications.aston.ac.uk/id/eprint/42310/1/Guidance_for_Policy_Makers_on_the_role_of_Community_Pharmacy_in_COVID.pdf)

Recommendations	Derived from CMOC
Articulate a clear public health agenda role for community pharmacy (eg, COVID-19 testing and vaccination).	1
Ensure pharmacy regulations for advanced roles, such as novel vaccine administration, are in place to legally protect community pharmacists and their teams.	2
Involve local community pharmacies in policy and service specification development.	3
Provide timely guidance with sufficient details for community pharmacies to quickly adapt to local needs.	4
Provide adequate funding and reimbursement for community pharmacy services to deliver COVID-19 vaccines.	5
Equip community pharmacies with the necessary permissions to manage and adapt essential services.	6
Ensure community pharmacies have the means to adequately protect the health of themselves, their staff and pharmacy users.	8
Facilitate collaboration and coordination of COVID-19 vaccination services across providers (eg, GPs, community pharmacies) and systems (eg, IT).	9

CMOC, context-mechanism-outcome configuration; GP, general practitioner; IT, information technology.