TY - JOUR T1 - Professional relationships between general practitioners and pharmacists in health centres. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 464 LP - 466 VL - 40 IS - 340 AU - G Harding AU - K M Taylor Y1 - 1990/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/40/340/464.abstract N2 - The inclusion of pharmacies in health centres has created opportunities for general practitioners to become better acquainted with the potential contribution of pharmacists to health care. A qualitative study has been made to explore the extent to which this potential has been realized. Ten health centres with an integral pharmacy were selected, one from each of the regional health authorities in England which had at least one such health centre. Interviews were conducted with 13 general practitioners and 10 pharmacists working in the health centres. Nine general practitioners working in health centres without pharmacies and 10 community pharmacists were also interviewed. General practitioners' attitudes towards health centre pharmacists appeared to differ markedly from the attitudes of colleagues working in relative isolation from pharmacists. It appears that general practitioners working closely with the pharmacist develop a collaborative approach to health care. ER -