Furthermore, critically E7080 ill patients may be vulnerable to iatrogenic injury because of the severity & instability of their illness. This study showed a positive influence of the pharmacist-led medication review in reducing potential drug-related problems in Egyptian secondary care where the hospital under study implemented new measures to minimize drug related problems according to the findings of the

trained pharmacists. 1. Tully MP, Ashcroft DM, Dornan T, Lewis PJ, Taylor D, Wass V. The causes of & factors associated with prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: a systematic review. Drug Saf. 2009; 32: 819–836. 2. Van den Bemt PM, Egberts TC, de Jong-van den Berg LT, Brouwers JR. Drug-related problems in hospitalised patients. Drug Saf. 2000; 22: 321–333. Alison Astles University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK This paper describes locum community pharmacists’ views on providing feedback on the quality of pharmacy services Locum community pharmacists felt that reporting

concerns might compromise their employment Effective mechanisms for raising concerns Seliciclib cost need to address fears of victimisation Guidance from the General Pharmaceutical Council1 highlights the importance of pharmacists raising concerns about the quality of the pharmacy Thymidylate synthase workplace that may cause harm to others. It has been reported that locum community pharmacists may not report concerns for fear of compromising their future employment2. Within a wider study of professional engagement, the aim of this research is to explore locum community pharmacists’ views on providing feedback on the quality of services provided in pharmacies. Five focus groups were undertaken with locum community

pharmacists between August and October 2012 in Yorkshire, the West Midlands and North West England. A total of 25 locum pharmacists took part. Seventeen pharmacists were male, and eleven were under 40 years of age. Nineteen of the pharmacists worked in a variety of different pharmacies, both independents and multiples. Six worked regularly in one or two pharmacies. Verbatim transcripts underwent directed content analysis using NVivo software. Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Central Lancashire Research Ethics Committee. Most locums described how poor working conditions in the pharmacy influenced whether they chose to return to that workplace in future. These problems included volume of work, stress of the working environment and understaffing: ‘In the end (area manager) found me some more staff but I’ve never worked there since’ (FG1, female, over 40).