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Outcome of some of these services

Improve patient adherence
Increase patient engagement with their condition and medicines,
Reduce medicines wastage;
Reduce hospital admissions
Reduce costs (save money)
Lead to increased yellow card reporting (improved pharmacovigilance)…next lecture
Receive positive assessment from patients;
Improve the evidence base on the effectiveness of the service
Support the development of outcome and/or quality measures for community pharmacy.
Positive impact on patient outcomes of care

Barriers to service implementation

Low consumer awareness of existing services (and expectations)
Lack of time (pharmacy workforce)
Lack of resources ( contractor and commissioning constraints)
Lack of self-confidence on the part of pharmacists (lack of skills)
GPs (physicians) show low engagement in the process .(perception of other health
professionals)
Structural barriers (e.g, lack of a private counseling area).

Facilitators for community Pharmacy services

Cooperation between pharmacists and GPs
Reimbursement
Private area within the pharmacy and time
Patient's expectation that the pharmacy delivers a certain service
Sufficient and skilled staff (certificates)
As well as external support for them (government, NHS, MOH..)

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