Table 4 Facilitators to the provision of CMI by GPs and pharmacists
Barrier Type | Facilitators to the provision of CMI | Consumers (%) n = 1000 | Pharmacists (%) n = 349 | GPs (%) n = 181 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
What do you think may help you or other pharmacists/GPs to provide CMI to customers/patients?# | ||||
Situational | More time to provide and explain CMI | 82 (8.2) | 184 (52.7) | 81 (45.0) |
Having a self-serve computer in the pharmacy or surgery to print CMI | 10 (1.0) | 71 (20.3) | 36 (20.0) | |
Counselling appointments to discuss patients’ medicine | 9 (0.9) | 86 (24.6) | 52 (28.9) | |
Private area in a pharmacy to discuss the CMI | 6 (0.6) | NA | NA | |
Having CMI in different languages | 6 (0.6) | 114 (32.7) | 52 (28.9) | |
Dispensing software prompts to provide and record the provision of CMI | NA | 164 (47.0) | 78 (43.3) | |
Tick box request by doctor on prescription form for pharmacist to provide CMI | NA | 173 (49.6) | NA | |
Financial | If consumers paid for the CMI/increased reimbursement for provision of CMI | 17 (1.7) | 190 (54.4) | 69 (38.3) |
Attitudinal | Consumers having a regular pharmacist or doctor | 23 (2.3) | NA | NA |
Cognitive | Increased consumer awareness and request for CMI | 404 (40.4) | 122 (35.0) | 48 (26.7) |
Legislate compulsory provision of CMI | 143 (14.3) | 0 | 0 | |
Having a summary CMI covering important points about the medicine | 40 (4.0) | 259 (74.2) | 147 (81.7) | |
Other | Don’t know | 145 (14.5) | 0 | 0 |
Other | 91 (9.1) | 6 (1.7) | 6 (3.3) |