Table 1 Question guide and probe
1 | Can you describe your experiences with community pharmacists in primary healthcare? |
2 | How do you think the roles of community pharmacies and pharmacists have changed over time? |
3 | What specific roles for the community pharmacists in primary health care would you like to see developed? |
4 | What are your views regarding collaborative clinical service between GPs and community pharmacists? |
5 | Are there any patient care areas in which you and your practice would like to collaborate with community pharmacists? |
6 | In some countries, community pharmacists play a key role in delivering health care in the community; they lead clinical services and are involved in providing many interdisciplinary clinical services. In your opinion, could similar initiatives be introduced in Singapore to improve patient health management? |
7 | What do you see as the major advantages and disadvantages of clinical services led by community pharmacists? |
8 | Are your views different for interdisciplinary care programmes that involve community pharmacists? |
9 | What factors are important for developing successful collaborations between community pharmacists and GPs? |
10 | What might be the barriers to developing such collaborations? And how might these be overcome? |