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Data collected included clinic type, patient attendance, mode of pharmacist review, and follow-up requirements. Multidisciplinary healthcare professionals were invited to complete a satisfaction survey to identify themes relating to service value, workflow impact, and opportunities for improvement. (3) Results: A total of 1039 interviews with obstetric patients, equating to an average of 19.98 interviews per week. A total of 999 patients were involved in the 1039 interviews held, 40\/999 (4%) patients required additional follow-up telephone interview and 14 patients (14\/999, 1.4%) required in-person interview for interpreter services, detailed discussion or hearing impairment. Thirty-two staff responded to a survey and demonstrated a consistent trend across anaesthetists, nursing and midwifery staff, and pharmacists. All respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that a PAC pharmacist in the obstetric setting was valuable and beneficial to clinical workflow and medication management processes, and that they were satisfied with the PAC pharmacy service. 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