Table 1 Interview schedule
S.N. | Questions | Any prompts/ follow up questions |
|---|---|---|
1 | Can I get you to just briefly describe your area of expertise and how long you have been qualified for? | Â |
2 | What areas can pharmacists in Saudi Arabia specialise into/what routes can they take? | Â |
3 | What do you think patients expect from pharmacists in Saudi Arabia? | Â |
4 | If I asked you to define the current role of a pharmacist, what would you say? | Prompt: How does this compares with the roles about a decade ago) |
5 | Can you give me your definition of ‘traditional’ and non-traditional roles in pharmacy practice? |  |
6 | Can you give me an example of a service that you would consider non-traditional? | Prompt: what other services do pharmacists provide other than dispensing prescriptions (i.e. vaccinations, OTC counselling, private counselling, blood pressure monitoring etc.) |
7 | How do you feel about how pharmacy practice is changing in Saudi Arabia? | Â |
8 | Do you that think that the roles of pharmacists is becoming more clinical? | Follow up: How do you feel this has benefited patients? |
9 | Do you think pharmacy education in Saudi Arabia is fit for purpose to enable new graduates to uptake non-traditional roles? | Â |
10 | Do pharmacists have adequate continuous professional development opportunities to uptake non-traditional roles? | Â |
11 | How do pharmacists feel about the wider support to uptake non-traditional roles? | Prompt: support from government, employers, patient perceptions etc |
12 | Do you feel patients value pharmacists uptaking non-traditional roles? | Â |
13 | What are your perceptions of a pharmacists’ role in the healthcare team (a multi-disciplinary team of health and social care professionals who are the first point of contact for patients)? |  |
14 | How do you think pharmacists work with other healthcare professionals? | Â |
15 | How is this changing with the uptake of non-traditional roles? | Â |
16 | Can you tell me about a new and innovative service that you have provided in recently in your field? | Â |
17 | Can you tell me what you think are the key barriers to the uptake of non-traditional roles? | Â |
18 | What do you think are the key challenges towards the provision of non-traditional services pharmacy roles in Saudi Arabia? | Â |
19 | Do you have any comments to add? | Â |