Fit for purpose? Pharmacy graduates' perceptions of their readiness to undertake clinical pharmacy activities

摘要

In 2001, the Kennedy Report highlighted important issues relating to failings in the quality of care provided to patients.A fundamental principle identified within this report was that 'a patient is entitled to be cared for by healthcare professionals with relevant and up-to-date skills and expertise'; that is, the practitioner should be fit for purpose. Kennedy made a number of recommendations, including the need for regulation aimed at maintaining the competence of healthcare professionals. Recently, a survey of junior doctors described significant variation in the perceived abilities of those graduating from medical schools across the UK.This study evaluates the perceptions of pharmacy graduates of their fitness to perform basic clinical pharmacy activities during their pre-registration year in primary and secondary care settings.