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pharmacy professionals pharmacists pharmacy technicians pps recognised delivering public health interventions micro level increased policy focus population health management limited knowledge regarding role pps within uks public health meso macro levels study aimed explore uk pps public health qualifications specialisations motivations barriers pursuing advanced public health practice crosssectional study developed piloted two surveys disseminated separately via email uk pharmacy public health networks social media june 19 oct 26 2021 pps interest experience public population health invited participate study asked pps questions public health qualifications specialisations motivations barriers also asked phps opinions regarding value specialist public health skills pps numerical data summarised responses collated themes nhs health research authority tool identified ethics approval required questionnaire included consent request 128 pps 85 pharmacists 54 phps responded pps responded 90 70 female 35 27 male 62 48 white british 19 14 asian asian british 14 12 black black british worked primary care 34 n43 secondary care 26 n33 community pharmacy 13 n16 public health bodies 13 n16 overall 34 27 128 pps 32 pharmacists 2 pharmacy technicians possessed public health qualifications mph phd motivations qualifications ambition work pp public health pp 31 1755 respondents public health alternative career 29 1655 general interest 27 1555 recommended required current role 11 655 themes barriers included limited training opportunities poor career pathways php survey 36 67 54 female 16 30 male worked consultants directors 28 n15 registrars 24 n13 practitioners 15 n8 45 87 52 php respondents agreed specialist pps public health would beneficial public health 13 45 29 respondents recommended public health masters degree eight 27 recommended experience postgraduate modules health economics health inequalities three 10 recommended credentialing pps specialise findings suggest responding pps motivated advance public health practice despite barriers collaboration phps development communities practice might address barriers identified contribute advanced public health practice pps supporting increased focus population health management uk limitations include exploratory nature study fact pps responding public health surveys might motivated advance public health practice responding nhs england uk health security agency