Pete Thomas|Paul Rutter
A computer literacy skills profile of pharmacists residing in two counties of England
Sainsbury's (United Kingdom)|University of Wolverhampton
pharmacy information intensive profession pharmacist proficient health care information management advance information technology use computers access retrieve analyse information increasingly important yet little known pharmacists computer literacy information technology skillsto gain better understanding pharmacists basic computer skills ability use standard softwareselfadministered postal survey 747 registered pharmacists residing two counties englanda total 386 52 pharmacists responded two mailings responding pharmacists used computers work home believed basic computing skills high although acknowledged skill deficient using certain software packages internet use work low 43 awareness use online medical databases reflected online medical database training identified greatest needpharmacists confident operating computer systems identified training need particular software applications concern limited knowledge possessed access medical databases