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| Title |
“It’s easier in pharmacy”: why some patients prefer to pay for flu jabs rather than use the National Health Service
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-35 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Claire Anderson, Tracey Thornley |
| Abstract |
There is a need to increase flu vaccination rates in England particularly among those under 65 years of age and at risk because of other conditions and treatments. Patients in at risk groups are eligible for free vaccination on the National Health Service (NHS) in England, but despite this, some choose to pay privately. This paper explores how prevalent this is and why people choose to do it. There is moderate to good evidence from several countries that community pharmacies can safely provide a range of vaccinations, largely seasonal influenza Immunisation. Pharmacy-based services can extend the reach of immunisation programmes. User, doctor and pharmacist satisfaction with these services is high. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 42 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 14 | 33% |
| Australia | 5 | 12% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 2% |
| Namibia | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 17 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 30 | 71% |
| Scientists | 5 | 12% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 133 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 130 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 34 | 26% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 13% |
| Researcher | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 17% |
| Unknown | 24 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 24% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 22 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 14% |
| Unknown | 31 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 100. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 February 2024.
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#421,457
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Outputs from BMC Health Services Research
#68
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#4,092
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#3
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