| Standard not met | Reason | Action being taken by the Pharmacy | By when | Notification By Pharmacy Improvements Made |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Team members do not review mistakes they make during the dispensing process appropriately. And they do not demonstrate sufficient learning and changes to the way they work following the mistakes they make. This is similar to the last inspection. |
- Error recording to be made easier by using paper-based system. - Nominated person to ensure records are maintained. - Weekly reviews to be carried out at branch level by nominated person. - All findings and changes to be logged and disseminated to all staff, with all staff to sign off to acknowledge receipt of information |
01/07/2024 | 04/09/2024 |
| 1.6 | Some of the pharmacy's records are incomplete and inaccurate. This includes incomplete responsible pharmacist records and controlled drug records that it doesn't accurately maintain. This is similar to the last inspection. |
-Notices to be produced to highlight legal obligations regarding record keeping. -Nominated person in branch to check records are maintained. - Controlled drugs investigations to be completed by 17/06/24 and records amended appropriately. Incident reports to be completed by 21/06/24 |
01/07/2024 | 04/09/2024 |
| 4.3 | The pharmacy does not store all its medicines as it should, including some of its higher-risk medicines. And it doesn’t have robust procedures to make sure it stores its medicines requiring cold storage correctly. This is similar to the last inspection and the pharmacy has not maintained the required improvement in this area. |
- Pharmacy storage to be addressed as soon as possible -One fridge to be designated only for food to prevent the storage of medicines. -Staff member to be nominated to ensure fridge temperatures are recorded daily |
01/07/2024 | 04/09/2024 |
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