Service provision per State and Territory from August/September 2011 to March 2012 The high volume of services provided by pharmacies in Tasmania was driven by a relatively high rate of claims per pharmacy (see 6.5). Rates of claims were also relatively high in NSW until January 2012, when pharmacies in Queensland and the ACT increased their claim rate. Services claimed per pharmacy Table 6.5 further supports the findings above that pharmacies in Tasmania were most likely to provide the MedsCheck and Diabetes MedsCheck services with a rate of service — provision more than proportional to the Tasmanian population share. As per Table 6.1, the representation of pharmacies providing MedsCheck services in Victoria and WA was low compared to the resident population whereas in Tasmania, proportional representation pharmacies providing MedsCheck services was high. Discussion with a Tasmanian Branch Committee member of the Guild suggested that relatively high rates of service provision by pharmacies in Tasmania may be driven by the smaller, close knit communities in which pharmacists know their customers and can identify those likely to benefit from a medicines review. Of the 844 claims recorded between August 2011 and March 2012, 695 claims were made for MedsCheck services and 149 claims for Diabetes MedsCheck services. Number and proportion of services by or Territory and the proportion of the Australian resident population residing in each State and Territory NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT Total Number of 695 228 59 137 20 10 161 5 75 MedsCheck services (33%) (8%) (20%) (3%) (1%) (23%) (1%) (11%) (proportion of total) Number of Diabetes 149 44 6 29 1 11 47 8 3 MedsCheck services (30%) (4%) (19%) (1%) (7%) (32%) (5%) (2%) (proportion of total) Proportion of Australian resident 32% 25% 20% 7% 10% 2% 1% 2% 100% population* *Data Source: ABS 2011, Australian Demographic Statistics, Jun 2011, Cat No 3101.0, http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3101.0Jun%202011?OpenDocument, accessed 22 December 2011.
Service provision per State and Territory from August/September 2011 to March 2012 The high volume of services provided by pharmacies in Tasmania was driven by a relatively high rate of claims per pharmacy (see 6.5). Rates of claims were also relatively high in NSW until January 2012, when pharmacies in Queensland and the ACT increased their claim rate. Services claimed per pharmacy Table 6.5 further supports the findings above that pharmacies in Tasmania were most likely to provide the MedsCheck and Diabetes MedsCheck services — with a rate of service provision more than proportional to the Tasmanian population share. As per Table 6.1, the representation of pharmacies providing MedsCheck services in Victoria and WA was low compared to the resident population whereas in Tasmania, proportional representation pharmacies providing MedsCheck services was high. Discussion with a Tasmanian Branch Committee member of the Guild suggested that relatively high rates of service provision by pharmacies in Tasmania may be driven by the smaller, close knit communities in which pharmacists know their customers and can identify those likely to benefit from a medicines review. Of the 844 claims recorded between August 2011 and March 2012, 695 claims were made for MedsCheck services and 149 claims for Diabetes MedsCheck services. Number and proportion of services by or Territory and the proportion of the Australian resident population residing in each State and Territory NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT Total Number of MedsCheck services (proportion of total) 228 (33%) 59 (8%) 137 (20%) 20 (3%) 10 (1%) 161 (23%) 5 (1%) 75 (11%) 695 Number of Diabetes MedsCheck services (proportion of total) 44 (30%) 6 (4%) 29 (19%) 1 (1%) 11 (7%) 47 (32%) 8 (5%) 3 (2%) 149 Proportion of Australian resident population* 32% 25% 20% 7% 10% 2% 1% 2% 100% *Data Source: ABS 2011, Australian Demographic Statistics, Jun 2011, Cat No 3101.0, http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3101.0Jun%202011?OpenDocument, accessed 22 December 2011.