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Home > World of pharmacy > Working with other bodies > Community Pharmacy Research Consortium

The Community Pharmacy Research Consortium was established in 1996 in order to develop, through co-operation and investment, a strong research base to inform community pharmacy policy and practice. The CPRC partner organisations were:

Company Chemists Association
National Pharmaceutical Association
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council.

A steering group consisting of representatives from each of the partner organisations oversaw the research programme. The group was chaired by Mr Ray Jobling (St John's College, Cambridge). Secretariat support was provided by the Research and Development Division at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. The consortium came to a close in 2005 with the establishment of a new partnership arrangement, the Health Policy Forum.

Research programmes

The consortium funded three research programmes. The first explored the contribution of community pharmacists to the health of the nation and several projects were funded under this theme.

The public's use of community pharmacies as a primary health care resource. A report for the Community Pharmacy Research Consortium (executive summary; pdf file, 50KB)

Care at the chemist: a question of access. A feasibility study comparing community pharmacy and general practice management of minor ailments (executive summary; pdf file, 60KB)

Care at the chemist: a question of access. A feasibility study comparing community pharmacy and general practice management of minor ailments;
Chapers 1+2 (full report; pdf file, 207KB)

Care at the chemist: a question of access. A feasibility study comparing community pharmacy and general practice management of minor ailments;
Chapters 3-7 (full report; pdf file, 282KB)

The second research programme explored how the delivery and organisation of services in community pharmacy can be enhanced by change to meet the challenges of new roles and responsibilities.

Change and evolution in community pharmacy: Synopsis (838KB)

The third research programme focused on the community pharmacy role in patient safety.

Patient safety in community pharmacy: Understanding errors and managing risk

For information on the Community Pharmacy Research Consortium please contact:

Research and Development Division
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Tel 020 7572 2278
e-mail practiceresearch@rpsgb.org