An exploration of community pharmacists' views on the need for, type and content of a tool to support engagement with patients who may be homeless.

MacLure, Katie; Gibson Smith, Katie; Paudyal, V.; Stewart, Derek

Abstract

Homelessness remains a global public health concern. A prior survey indicated the need for pharmacist training and coverage of the topic of homelessness around minimising impact of medicines use, referring for social support, confidence in broaching the subject with patients, support and guidelines for practice. The aim of this research is to explore community pharmacists’ views on the need for, type and content of a tool to support their engagement with patients who may be homeless.

Citation

MACLURE, K., GIBSON SMITH, K., PAUDYAL, V. and STEWART, D. 2019. An exploration of community pharmacists' views on the need for, type and content of a tool to support engagement with patients who may be homeless. Presented at the 2019 Health services research and pharmacy practice conference (HSRPP 2019), 8-9 April 2019, Birmingham, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: 2019 Health services research and pharmacy practice conference (HSRPP 2019)
• Start Date: Apr 8, 2019
• End Date: Apr 9, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 16, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 23, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12533
• Keywords: Homeless; Public health; Pharmacist training; Social support; Tool
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/237265
• Additional Information: Abstract published as:; MACLURE, K., GIBSON SMITH, K., PAUDYAL, V. and STEWART, D. 2019. An exploration of community pharmacists' views on the need for, type and content of a tool to support engagement with patients who may be homeless. International journal of pharmacy practice [online], 27(S2): abstracts of papers presented at the 2019 Health services research and pharmacy practice conference (HSRPP 2019), 8-9 April 2019, Birmingham, UK, pages 56-57. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12533