Abstract
Since 1993 pharmacists have been contractually obliged to display health- education leaflets. However, there has been little examination of pharmacists' attitudes to and usage of such leaflets. Are pharmacists happy with the Phar macy Healthcare Scheme (PHS) leaflet service? Are leaflets important to them? How are leaflets distributed? This paper reports on a srnall-scale investigation of these questions with 85 pharmacists in Wales and provides a preliminary profile of perspectives and practices concerning health-education leaflets among those involved in the PHS. Overall, attitudes to leaflets were positive, usage was in keeping with good-practice guidelines and respondents were happy with the PHS leaflet-supply service. However, few reported giving feed back concerning leaflets and leaflet provision to either the PHS or their local health promotion unit (HPU). In addition, 88 per cent reported never receiving guidelines on leaflet use, a large proportion use commercial leaflets and there is little interaction with HPUs. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for policy and practice.