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4 Discussion .......................................................................................................... 47
4.1 Strategies for remuneration and sustainability of the service....................47
4.1.1 Providing incentives for pharmacies to participate .................................. 48
4.1.2 Addressing the geographically dispersed distribution of community
pharmacies across the nation................................................................ 49
4.1.3 Funding of the Program........................................................................ 50
4.1.4 Embedding sustainability ...................................................................... 52
4.2 Standards............................................................................................52
4.2.1 Standards related to training of pharmacy assistants .............................. 52
4.2.2 Standards related to the QCPP Program................................................. 53
4.3 National implementation plan and a strategy to promote the plan ............54
5 Recommendation and Implementation Plan..................................................... 56
5.1 Recommendation .................................................................................56
5.2 Implementation plan ............................................................................56
6 Bibliography....................................................................................................... 58
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Regional distribution of pharmacies ..................................................................... 15
Table 2: Consumer responses to IIQ-7 index of life impact of urinary
incontinence ..................................................................................................... 41
Table 3: Implementation Program costs............................................................................ 51
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Percentage distribution of pharmacies by state ................................................... 14
Figure 2: Distribution of pharmacies according to region.................................................... 15
Figure 3: Breakdown of type of training for pharmacies ..................................................... 16
Figure 4: Pharmacies that collected feedback from customers ............................................ 17
Figure 5: Customer responses to the Program as collected by pharmacies .......................... 18
Figure 6: Number of pharmacies that reported implementing Program
components ...................................................................................................... 18
Figure 7: Pharmacy responses to PIQ and PEQ Question 1 – knowledge of the
anatomy and physiology of the urinary and gastrointestinal systems .................... 24
Figure 8: Pharmacy responses to PIQ and PEQ Question 2 – knowledge of
normal bladder and bowel function..................................................................... 24
Figure 9: Pharmacy responses to PIQ and PEQ Question 3 – understanding of
the different types of urinary incontinence .......................................................... 24
Figure 10: Pharmacy responses to PIQ and PEQ Question 4 – understanding of
faecal incontinence............................................................................................ 25
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