Addressing social determinants of health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need to consider policy and practice in relation to pharmacy's contribution.

Cunningham, Scott; Jebara, Tesnime; Douglas, Flora

doi:10.1093/ijpp/riac072

An exploration into student pharmacists' experiences of practice-based interprofessional education during experiential learning placements. (2025)
Journal Article
DEPASQUALE, C., ARNOLD, A., CUNNINGHAM, S., KERR, A., JACOB, S.A., BOYTER, A., BOYD, M., POWER, A. and ADDISON, B. [2025]. An exploration into student pharmacists' experiences of practice-based interprofessional education during experiential learning placements. American journal of pharmaceutical education [online], Articles in Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101418

This study aimed to explore student pharmacists' experiences of interprofessional education (IPE) during experiential learning (EL) placements. A paper questionnaire was used to collect data; distributed to all penultimate/final year student pharmaci... Read More about An exploration into student pharmacists' experiences of practice-based interprofessional education during experiential learning placements..

Inequalities of provision of nationally funded clinical academic training awards for healthcare professionals: quantitative comparisons across the four nations of the UK. (2025)
Journal Article
PETERS, A., CAMERON, H., CUNNINGHAM, S., DAWKES, S., DONALDSON, J., HUGHES, L., SAVINC, J. and MACARTHUR, J. 2025. Inequalities of provision of nationally funded clinical academic training awards for healthcare professionals: quantitative comparisons across the four nations of the UK. Journal of research in nursing [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241291947

There is a common perception that investment in clinical academic training awards for healthcare professions (not medicine and dentistry) in England outweighs that in the devolved nations (Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) of the United Kingdom.... Read More about Inequalities of provision of nationally funded clinical academic training awards for healthcare professionals: quantitative comparisons across the four nations of the UK..

Unravelling facilitation complexity in community pharmacy: a pragmatic tool for implementation strategy selection. (2025)
Journal Article
GRAHAM, E.L., AMADOR-FERNÁNDEZ, N., BENRIMOJ, S.I., MARTÍNEZ-MARTÍNEZ, F., PALOMO-LLINARES, R., SÁNCHEZ-TORMO, J., BAIXAULI-FERNÁNDEZ, V.J., COLOMER-MOLINA, V., PÉREZ-HOYOS, E., GASTELURRUTIA, M.A., CUNNINGHAM, S. and GARCÍA-CÁRDENAS, V. 2025. Unravelling facilitation complexity in community pharmacy: a pragmatic tool for implementation strategy selection. Research in social and administrative pharmacy [online], 21(5), pages 408-416. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.02.002

Pharmacy practice is becoming increasingly patient-centric with the development of community pharmacy services. Their implementation appears to be affected by causal relationships and interdependencies of determinants. To address these determinants,... Read More about Unravelling facilitation complexity in community pharmacy: a pragmatic tool for implementation strategy selection..

Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the international literature. (2025)
Journal Article
FORSYTH, P., MAGUIRE, B., CAREY, J., O'BRIEN, R., MAGUIRE, J., GIBLIN, L., O'HARE, R., RUSHWORTH, G.F., CUNNINGHAM, S. and RADLEY, A. 2025. Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the international literature. Research in social and administrative pharmacy [online], 21(5), pages 392-407. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.01.017

Flourishing and belonging are key concepts for the wellbeing of staff and the success of a profession. Alienation and anomie are distinct types of psycho-social ills which inhibit flourishing and belonging. A better understanding of these may offer h... Read More about Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the international literature..

Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a protocol for a narrative systematic review. (2024)
Journal Article
FORSYTH, P., MAGUIRE, B., O'BRIEN, R., CAREY, J., RUSHWORTH, G.F., CUNNINGHAM, S. and RADLEY, A. 2025. Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a protocol for a narrative systematic review. BMJ open [online], 14(12), article number e088058. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088058

Episodes of alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists have been reported in historical accounts since the 19th century. Alienation and anomie are distinct types of psychological or social ills where people are problematically separated from, or their s... Read More about Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a protocol for a narrative systematic review..

Barriers and facilitators to implementing polypharmacy management frameworks: a theory based qualitative exploration of key stakeholders. (2024)
Journal Article
AL BULUSHI, S., MCINTOSH, T., TALKHAN, H., GRANT, A., STEWART, D., AL FAMY, M. and CUNNINGHAM, S. [2025]. Barriers and facilitators to implementing polypharmacy management frameworks: a theory based qualitative exploration of key stakeholders. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01844-5

Inappropriate polypharmacy arises through many factors including deficiencies in prescribing processes. Most research has focused on solutions at the clinician/patient levels with less at the organisational level. To explore key stakeholder identifie... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to implementing polypharmacy management frameworks: a theory based qualitative exploration of key stakeholders..

A mixed-methods study of the impact of simulation-based education on the general practice clinical pharmacist in NHS Scotland. (2024)
Thesis
STEEL, L.M. 2024. A mixed-methods study of the impact of simulation-based education on the general practice clinical pharmacist in NHS Scotland. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2801295

Clinical decision making in healthcare is the process by which healthcare professionals make personalised prescribing and treatment choices for patient care using a combination of clinical evidence, patient preferences and their own clinical expertis... Read More about A mixed-methods study of the impact of simulation-based education on the general practice clinical pharmacist in NHS Scotland..

A qualitative, theory-based exploration of facilitators and barriers for implementation of pharmacist prescribing in chronic kidney disease. (2024)
Journal Article
AL RAIISI, F., CUNNINGHAM, S. and STEWART, D. 2024. A qualitative, theory-based exploration of facilitators and barriers for implementation of pharmacist prescribing in chronic kidney disease. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 46(6), pages 1482-1491. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01794-y

While there is an accumulation of evidence that pharmacist prescribing is safe and effective, there is a lack of research on processes of implementation into practice, particularly for patients with complex clinical conditions such as chronic kidney... Read More about A qualitative, theory-based exploration of facilitators and barriers for implementation of pharmacist prescribing in chronic kidney disease..

Exploring structures and processes supporting interprofessional education during experiential learning placements for student pharmacists. (2024)
Journal Article
DEPASQUALE, C., ARNOLD, A., CUNNINGHAM, S., JACOB, S.A., BOYTER, A., PORTLOCK, J., POWER, A. and ADDISON, B. 2024. Exploring structures and processes supporting interprofessional education during experiential learning placements for student pharmacists. American journal of pharmaceutical education [online], 88(10), article number 101267. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101267

The objective of this study was to explore stakeholder views on structures and processes supporting planned and unplanned interprofessional education (IPE) during experiential learning (EL) placements for student pharmacists in Scotland. Online semi-... Read More about Exploring structures and processes supporting interprofessional education during experiential learning placements for student pharmacists..

A pharmacist clinician model as part of a collaborative clinical workforce: a philosophical critique. (2024)
Journal Article
RUSHWORTH, G.F., FORSYTH, P., RADLEY, A., DUGGAN, C., SAMPSON, R., CUNNINGHAM, S. and MAGUIRE, B. 2024. A pharmacist clinician model as part of a collaborative clinical workforce: a philosophical critique. Research in social and administrative pharmacy [online], 20(9), pages 918-925. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.06.006

The term "clinician" is not reserved for any healthcare professional group. However, there is a general acceptance that a clinician would have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to clinically assess and manage a patient autonomously.... Read More about A pharmacist clinician model as part of a collaborative clinical workforce: a philosophical critique..

Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey. (2024)
Journal Article
KARIM, L., MCINTOSH, T., JEBARA, T., PFLEGER, D., OSPREY, A. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2024. Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 46(4), pages 966-976. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01733-x

Independent prescribing (IP) has not been extensively investigated in community pharmacy (CP). Normalization Process Theory (NPT) constructs help explain how interventions are integrated into practice and include: 'coherence' (understanding), 'cognit... Read More about Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey..

Student pharmacists' experiences of interprofessional education during experiential learning placements. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
DEPASQUALE, C., ARNOLD, A., CUNNINGHAM, S., KERR, A., JACOB, S.A., BOYTER, A., POWER, A., BOYD, M. and ADDISON, B. 2024. Student pharmacists' experiences of interprofessional education during experiential learning placements. 2024 NES (NHS Education for Scotland) annual virtual conference, 25-26 April 2024, [virtual conference], [online], poster 125. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/ms5u6ne9

Interprofessional education (IPE) is viewed as essential to prepare a collaborative practice-ready healthcare workforce. This study aimed to explore student pharmacists' experiences of IPE during experiential learning (EL) placements in various prac... Read More about Student pharmacists' experiences of interprofessional education during experiential learning placements..

Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a narrative systematic review. [Protocol] (2024)
Other
FORSYTH, P., MAGUIRE, B., O’BRIEN, R., CAREY, J., RUSHWORTH, G., CUNNINGHAM, S. and RADLEY, A. [2024]. Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a narrative systematic review. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42024536336. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42024536336

The aim of this systematic review is to deliver a narrative synthesis of primary peer-reviewed published research accounts of alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists. The authors intend to identify all published primary peer-reviewed research account... Read More about Alienation and/or anomie in pharmacists: a narrative systematic review. [Protocol].

Exploring determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour using the theoretical domains framework. (2024)
Journal Article
TALKHAN, H., STEWART, D., MCINTOSH, T., ZIGLAM, H., ABDULROUF, P.V., AL-HAIL, M., DIAB, M. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2024. Exploring determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour using the theoretical domains framework. Research in social and administrative pharmacy [online], 20(4), pages 401-410. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.12.009

Few theoretically-based, qualitative studies have explored determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour in hospitals. Understanding these can promote successful development and implementation of behaviour change interventions (BCIs). To use th... Read More about Exploring determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour using the theoretical domains framework..

A cross-sectional study examining the nature and extent of interprofessional education in schools of pharmacy in the United Kingdom. (2023)
Journal Article
DEPASQUALE, C., CUNNINGHAM, S., JACOB, S.A., BOYTER, A., PORTLOCK, J., POWER, A. and ADDISON, B. 2024. A cross-sectional study examining the nature and extent of interprofessional education in schools of pharmacy in the United Kingdom. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 46(1), pages 122-130. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-023-01655-0

Interprofessional education can prepare the workforce for collaborative practice in complex health and social care systems. The aim of this study was to examine the nature and extent of interprofessional education in schools of pharmacy in the United... Read More about A cross-sectional study examining the nature and extent of interprofessional education in schools of pharmacy in the United Kingdom..

Innovations in education and training to enable development of pharmacists as clinicians. (2023)
Thesis
RUSHWORTH, G.F. 2023. Innovations in education and training to enable development of pharmacists as clinicians. Robert Gordon University, PhD by Public Output thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2271597

The NHS is in urgent need of clinical healthcare capacity in terms of front-line clinician staff, to deal with the burgeoning complexity and volume of care being delivered. These clinicians need to be accountable for the delivery of direct clinical c... Read More about Innovations in education and training to enable development of pharmacists as clinicians..

A qualitative exploration of chronic pain management of older adults in remote and rural settings. (2023)
Journal Article
JEBARA, T., YOUNGSON, E., DRUMMOND, N., RUSHWORTH, G., PFLEGER, S., RUDD, I., MACLEOD, J., WILSON, M., BAILEY, N. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2023. A qualitative exploration of chronic pain management of older adults in remote and rural settings. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 45(6), pages 1405-1414. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-023-01607-8

The World Health Organization predicts that the number of older adults will nearly double between 2015 and 2050. Older adults are at a higher risk of developing medical conditions such as chronic pain. However, there is little information about chron... Read More about A qualitative exploration of chronic pain management of older adults in remote and rural settings..

Implementation frameworks for polypharmacy management within healthcare organisations: a scoping review. (2023)
Journal Article
AL BULUSHI, S., MCINTOSH, T., GRANT, A., STEWART, D. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2023. Implementation frameworks for polypharmacy management within healthcare organisations: a scoping review. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 15(2), pages 342-354. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-023-01534-8

Several guidelines support polypharmacy management in individual patients. More organisational-level focus is needed on the use of implementation frameworks. The aim of this scoping review was to characterise the peer-reviewed literature on implement... Read More about Implementation frameworks for polypharmacy management within healthcare organisations: a scoping review..

Hospital clinical pharmacists' perspectives on suboptimal pharmaceutical care: a qualitative study. [Preprint] (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
MCLEAN, A., PAUDYAL, V., CUNNINGHAM, S. and STEWART, D. 2023. Hospital clinical pharmacists' perspectives on suboptimal pharmaceutical care: a qualitative study. Research square [online], 09 January 2023, Preprint (version 1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2411411/v1

While clinical pharmacists are responsible for medicines optimisation and provision of pharmaceutical care, there is a lack of literature focusing on what constitutes 'suboptimal' pharmaceutical care. To explore the perceptions and experiences of hos... Read More about Hospital clinical pharmacists' perspectives on suboptimal pharmaceutical care: a qualitative study. [Preprint].

Addressing social determinants of health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need to consider policy and practice in relation to pharmacy's contribution. (2022)
Journal Article
CUNNINGHAM, S., JEBARA, T. and DOUGLAS, F. 2022. Addressing social determinants of health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need to consider policy and practice in relation to pharmacy's contribution. International journal of pharmacy practice [online], 30(5), pages 401-403. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riac072

World Health Organization reports highlight health inequalities and social determinants of health (SDoH), and the need for their consideration in strategic health plans. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated these issues and government imposed COV... Read More about Addressing social determinants of health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need to consider policy and practice in relation to pharmacy's contribution..

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