Table 2

Interviewee demographics (figures rounded to nearest whole number)

Health boardNumber of interviewees, % (n)Pharmacist (MCA)Total number of pharmacies in Scotland, % (n)
Ayrshire and Arran13 (4)(2,2)8 (97)
Borders3 (1)(1,0)2 (27)
Dumfries and Galloway10 (3)(2,1)3 (35)
Fife0 (0)7 (85)
Forth Valley10 (3)(2,1)6 (72)
Greater Glasgow and Clyde13 (4)(2,2)25 (315)
Grampian27 (8)(5,3)11 (131)
Highland7 (2)(1,1)6 (78)
Lanarkshire10 (3)(2,1)10 (121)
Lothian7 (2)(2,0)15 (182)
Orkney0 (0)*<1 (4)
Shetland0 (0)*<1 (45)
Tayside0 (0)7 (92)
Western Isles0 (0)*<1 (3)
SIMD†
SIMD 1 (most deprived)17 (5)
SIMD 237 (11)
SIMD 320 (6)
SIMD 413 (4)
SIMD 5 (least deprived)13 (4)
Pharmacy setting
Independent (single outlet)27 (8)
Small chain (2–5 outlets)17 (5)
Large chain define (6+ outlets)50 (15)
Supermarket7 (2)
  • Pharmacist, n=19 (63%).

  • MCA, n=11 (37%).

  • *No R&D approval granted.

  • †SIMD is the Scottish Government's official tool for identifying places in Scotland suffering from deprivation, based on postcode. The information displayed here has been taken from the SIMD 2012 Scotland level population-weighted quintile.25

  • R&D, research and development; SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.