An Evaluation of the Expansion of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland

ANNEX 2 OMNIBUS QUESTIONS - FIRST AND SECOND SURVEYS

I'd like to ask you some questions about who can prescribe medication

1 Have you ever received a prescription written by a doctor? Y/N (ask Q7 after Q3-6)

2 Nowadays, nurses, health visitors and midwives in Scotland can prescribe medication. Previously only doctors could. Before today, were you aware of this? Y/N

3 Have you ever received a prescription yourself or as a carer of someone else written by a nurse, health visitor or midwife? Y ( Self) Y (Carer) /N/don't know. If yes to Q3, continue. Others skip to QX (next section on Omnibus)

4 Thinking about when you received a prescription written by a nurse, health visitor or midwife, where were you prescribed? (SHOW CARD) CODE ALL THAT APPLY

GP or Health Centre

Nursing Home

Your own home

Outpatient clinic

Hospital Ward

Occupational Health Department

Accident and Emergency

Minor Injuries Unit

Community Hospital

Somewhere else - please specify

5. And, overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied were you with being prescribed medicines by a nurse/health visitor/midwife?

(5 point scale from very satisfied to very dissatisfied)

6. (Ask all except those with no opinion/neither/nor.) Why was that? (PROBE FULLY, RECORD VERBATIM)

Ask if Q3=Y

How did being prescribed by a nurse/health visitor/midwife compare with being prescribed medicines by a doctor? (Please think about the last time you were prescribes by a nurse/health visitor/midwife and by a Doctor)

Was it …. (READ OUT) Much better, a bit better, about the same, a bit worse or much worse? 5 point Likert scale?

7. (ASK ALL EXCEPT 'ABOUT THE SAME') Why do you say that? (PROBE FULLY, RECORD VERBATIM)