Table 2. Barriers and facilitators for the inclusion of general practice pharmacists in Australia.
Barriers | Facilitators |
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Funding/lack of government support [40,41,45,47,48,51,54,57–59,61] | Willingness of collaboration (rapport, communication, and team support) [40,41,45,47,49,51,54,57,58] |
Role clarity [40,41,45,47,48,51,54,57–59] | |
Logistical challenges (office space, lack of resources and time) [40,47,51,57,59,61] | Pharmacists’ characteristics [45,47,51,54,57] |
Lack of awareness of pharmacists’ activities and underutilisation [51,54,57] | Clearly defined scope of practice [40,57] |
Benefits for patients and better patient outcomes [40,48,57,59,61] | |
Medical culture, perception, and attitudes [40,45,47,51,58,61] | Recommendation by GPs to patients [51] |
Lack of mentors [51,54,59,61] | Remuneration/external funding [40,45,61] |
*GP-General Practitioner.