New transfer of care initiative of electronic referral from hospital to community pharmacy in England: a formative service evaluation.

Objectives: To evaluate an electronic patient referral system from one UK hospital Trust to community pharmacies across the North East of England.

Setting: Two hospital sites in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 207 community pharmacies.

Participants: Inpatients who were considered to benefit from on-going support and continuity of care after leaving hospital.