Table 3 Summary of pharmacist respondent demographics
Gender % (n) | |
Male | 30.6 (79) |
Female | 66.7 (172) |
Years since qualification % (n) | |
<5 years | 27.5 (71) |
5-<15 years | 36.4 (94) |
15-<25 years | 17.8 (46) |
25-<35 years | 9.7 (25) |
35 years+ | 6.2 (16) |
Pharmacist Role % (n) | |
Support/Relief | 57.4 (148) |
Supervising/Superintendent/Owner | 30.2 (78) |
Locum | 12.0 (31) |
Pharmacy type % (n) | |
Independent | 57.4 (148) |
Chain | 26.7 (69) |
Symbol | 8.1 (21) |
Various | 7.0 (18) |
Pharmacy Location % (n) | |
High Street | 38.0 (98) |
Shopping/Retail Centre | 17.4 (45) |
Residential | 21.3 (55) |
Rural | 19.0 (49) |
Other | 3.5 (9) |
No. of items dispensed per day, mean (sd) | 225.3 (112.5) |
No. of pharmacists worked with, median (IQR) | 1 (0, 1) |
Number of technicians, median (IQR) | 1 (1, 2) |
Hours worked per week, mean (sd) | 33.3 (12.6) |
% time spent completing admin tasks, mean (sd) | 22.8 (18.4) |
Ambulatory BP services, % (n) | 19.0 (49) |