DPDP Community Pharmacy Engagement Research
Published: 29/05/25
Nicola Jarvie, as part of the Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellowship, is working with the Digital Prescribing Dispensing Pathway programme team on community pharmacy engagement research. The aim of the research is to work collaboratively with community pharmacies in order that they feel heard, responded to and supported with the transition to digital prescribing and dispensing.
She has already completed some 1:1 interviews with pharmacists across the 3 largest health boards and is now looking for support for pharmacist focus group participants across the rest of the boards. If you have received an email from Nicola in relation to this, please take the time to reply in order that she can proceed with setting up focus groups. If there is anyone with a particular interest in this area that would like to take part, please email Nicola directly on nicola.jarvie6@nhs.scot.
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