Location of pharmacy |
Neighbourhood shopping centre | 31 (36.1) |
City/suburb/town centre | 21 (24.4) |
Regional shopping centre | 13 (15.1) |
Standalone | 12 (14.0) |
Medical centre/other | 9 (10.5) |
Pharmacies with a consulting area | 78 (90.7) |
Pharmacies with an area suitable for immunisations | 70/78 (89.7) |
Number of Immuniser pharmacists |
1 | 39 (45.5) |
2 | 29 (33.7) |
3 or more | 18 (20.9) |
Immunisations previously performed by other healthcare professionals | 42 (48.8) |
Nurse practitioner | 31/42 (73.8) |
Registered nurse | 11/42 (26.2) |
Services currently offered |
MedsCheck | 80 (93.0) |
Diabetes MedsCheck | 78 (90.7) |
Variable (number per pharmacy) | Median (range); mean (SD) |
Pharmacists (owner/manager+employed pharmacists) | 4 (2–10); 4.1 (1.7) |
Immuniser pharmacists | 2 (1–6); 1.9 (1.0) |
Pharmacists working at any particular time | 2 (1–4); 2.0 (0.8) |
Proportion of all pharmacists who are immunisers | 0.4 (0.2–1.0); 0.5 (0.3) |
Pharmacists with first aid certificate | 2 (0–8); 2.1 (1.4) |
Support staff with first aid certificate | 0 (0–25); 1.3 (3.1) |
Number of vaccinations provided during 2014 | 51 (2–400); 98.1 (90.4) |
Number of vaccinations provided during 2015 | 101.5 (0–1252); 200.3 (260.1) |