| 22/07/2021 |
Using regular newsletters to share learning, promote feedback and engage team members in identifying LASA medicines and other risks related to patient safety. |
Customer and patient focus, Governance, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 1. Governance, Principle 2. Staff |
1.2, 2.4 |
The pharmacy owner regularly reminds its team members to be open and honest when reporting mistakes. The owner undertakes regular safety reviews of error reporting across its pharmacies. And it uses the information from these reviews to share learning through engaging newsletters. These help to maintain a clear safety culture. And it supports team members in identifying improvements to patient safety. |
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| 20/04/2021 |
Using peer review processes to help support the learning and continual professional development of Pharmacist Independent Prescribers |
Added value, Customer and patient focus, Efficiency of processes, Governance, Innovation, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 2. Staff |
2.2, 2.4 |
The pharmacist independent prescriber (PIP) is actively using communication channels with PIP colleagues to share practice, to learn from each other and develop further. This broadens the scope of their practice, therefore increasing access to safe and effective treatment for a growing range of symptoms and conditions, for people in different locations. |
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| 31/12/2019 |
Staff are encouraged to provide feedback and raise concerns |
Added value, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach |
Principle 2. Staff |
2.5 |
Team members are actively encouraged to offer suggestions and raise any concerns. And this helps improve the pharmacy’s services. |
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| 20/12/2019 |
Application of safety and quality monitoring processes to support shared learning |
Efficiency of processes, Governance, Leadership |
Principle 1. Governance |
1.2 |
Pharmacy team members act openly and honestly by sharing information when mistakes happen. And they engage fully in shared learning processes to help reduce identified risks. |
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| 20/12/2019 |
Commitment to continual learning |
Governance, Leadership, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 2. Staff |
2.2, 2.4, 2.5 |
Pharmacy team members are encouraged to develop skills relevant to their roles through continual training. And they use the skills they have learnt when engaging with people and providing pharmacy services. They are open to learning following their mistakes. And they work effectively together to ensure the pharmacy operates in accordance with professional standards. |
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| 20/12/2019 |
Effective shared learning arrangements to improve patient safety. And continual development of the pharmacy team |
Efficiency of processes, Governance, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 1. Governance, Principle 2. Staff |
1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3 |
The pharmacy has robust safety processes. And its team members are committed to sharing learning to help continuously drive improvement. Pharmacy team members have clearly defined roles and responsibilities. And the pharmacy manages the risks associated with delegating its tasks well, through regular audit. The pharmacy has robust learning and development strategies which encourage pharmacy team members to expand their knowledge and skills. Pharmacy team members demonstrate how they apply their professional judgement and learning by working in specialised roles focussed on improving outcomes for the people using the pharmacy's services. |
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| 19/08/2019 |
Management of the risks associated with distance selling of medication liable to addiction or abuse, using online prescribers. |
Customer and patient focus, Governance, Lack of key knowledge and a failure to learn, Leadership |
Principle 1. Governance, Principle 4. Services, including medicines management |
1.1, 1.8, 4.2 |
Vulnerable patients have been supplied with medicines that are not clinically appropriate, excessive in quantity, and which have resulted in patient harm, or other serious risk to patient safety. |
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| 19/08/2019 |
Inadequate identification and management of the risks associated with the provision of medicines to people overseas. |
Customer and patient focus, Governance, Lack of key knowledge and a failure to learn, Leadership, Outcomes for patients |
Principle 1. Governance, Principle 3. Premises, Principle 4. Services, including medicines management |
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8, 3.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
The pharmacy does not adequately identify and manage the risks associated with the provision of medicines to people overseas. It does not check the identity of patients, or ensure that higher‐risk medicines, including methotrexate and misoprostol, are supplied safely. Pharmacy professionals involved in the supply of medicines overseas do not fully understand their responsibilities or accountabilities. The pharmacy does not make accurate or complete records about the supplies it makes of prescription‐only medicines to patients overseas. It also does not adequately monitor the temperature of medicines which require cold storage. |
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| 15/08/2019 |
Services designed and delivered to meet specific local health needs |
Added value, Customer and patient focus, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management |
4.1, 4.2 |
This pharmacy delivers exceptional services to the local community, taking into the needs. Delivery of NHS services, in addition to dispensing, are managed in such a way to ensure that patients who would benefit are receiving these services, and all aspects are addressed to improve the benefits patients received from the medication, including compliance with their treatment regime. |
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| 15/08/2019 |
Working in partnership with charities and local groups |
Added value, Customer and patient focus, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management |
4.1, 4.2 |
Work with charities supporting local patients as well as liaison with local amenities and service providers demonstrates positive outcomes for patients while widening accessibility to pharmacy and other services. |
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| 15/08/2019 |
Close working with other healthcare professionals |
Added value, Customer and patient focus, Innovation, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management |
4.1, 4.2 |
Close working with other healthcare professionals to provide an integrated and holistic service results in benefits for patients. |
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| 15/08/2019 |
Efficiency and safety of processes assured through sound risk assessment and use of staff skills. |
Customer and patient focus, Efficiency of processes, Governance, Innovation, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 1. Governance |
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6 |
There is an innovative approach taken to using the Accuracy Checking Technician’s skills, enhanced use of the pharmacy team and thorough and robust record keeping to free up pharmacists’ time to deliver additional services safely, while ensuring that the dispensing and supply of medicines remains safe, and compliance and medicines optimisation is addressed. |
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| 15/08/2019 |
Innovative dementia support services |
Customer and patient focus, Governance, Innovation, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management |
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
A range of extended services for people with dementia and their families is aligned to patients' needs and expectations and ensuring patient safety and effective care across all services. |
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| 15/08/2019 |
Staff development and training supported by a strong learning culture. |
Customer and patient focus, Governance, Innovation, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 2. Staff |
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 |
There is a strong emphasis on training (including extended technician training), development and communication to ensure that highly qualified and skilled individuals are utilised to deliver innovative services to benefit the local community. |
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| 09/08/2019 |
Effective use of monitoring and review mechanisms and a culture of learning from incidents. |
Customer and patient focus, Efficiency of processes, Governance, Leadership, Proactive approach |
Principle 1. Governance |
1.1, 1.2 |
The pharmacy demonstrates a robust and systematic approach to clinical governance. Risks to pharmacy services are proactively identified and managed. Systematic review procedures are applied with risk reduction actions implemented routinely. |
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| 09/08/2019 |
Use of new technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness |
Added value, Customer and patient focus, Efficiency of processes, Governance, Innovation, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach, Responsiveness |
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities |
5.1, 5.2 |
Dispensing is highly automated using 2 robots which are maintained and serviced regularly and providing an efficient dispensing process. There is a range of high specification equipment for extended services which is calibrated and PAT tested annually. These are used in consultation rooms protecting the privacy and dignity of patients. |
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| 09/08/2019 |
Joint working with local GPs to ensure more effective treatment of patients with chronic conditions. |
Added value, Customer and patient focus, Governance, Innovation, Leadership, Outcomes for patients, Proactive approach |
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management |
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
Joint working with local GPs to ensure more effective treatment of patients with chronic conditions. |
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| 09/08/2019 |
Encouraging and empowering staff feedback through a staff ownership model |
Leadership, Proactive approach |
Principle 2. Staff |
2.5 |
The pharmacy actively encourages feedback and views from its team members. The pharmacy team is fully involved in improving the delivery of the pharmacy’s services through a staff ownership model. |
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| 09/08/2019 |
Weaknesses in the identification and management of risks to patient safety. |
Customer and patient focus, Governance, Lack of key knowledge and a failure to learn, Leadership, Outcomes for patients |
Principle 1. Governance |
1.1, 1.6, 1.7 |
The pharmacy has not risk assessed how some parts of the pharmacy service provided by a third-party supplier are managed. Nor does it monitor information provided on its website. This means that there is little assurance that the pharmacy is protecting the safety and wellbeing of people who may access its services through the website. |
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| 09/08/2019 |
Lack of assurance about the safety of remote dispensing services. |
Customer and patient focus, Governance, Lack of key knowledge and a failure to learn, Leadership, Outcomes for patients |
Principle 1. Governance, Principle 4. Services, including medicines management |
1.1, 1.5, 1.8, 4.2 |
The pharmacy has no assurance that the remote prescribing service it uses is safe. It has not checked that the prescribers it works with are competent, can lawfully issue prescriptions to people in the UK and are covered by appropriate indemnity arrangements. |
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