Standard not met | Reason | Action being taken by the Pharmacy | By when | Notification By Pharmacy Improvements Made |
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1.2 | The pharmacy does not encourage its team members to report mistakes they make when dispensing medicines. And there is a lack of evidence to support learning from these types of events. |
We have now made a separate near miss and accident incident folder to document these and also as a learning exercise for others. We have started monthly reviews of these however, if we notice an error commonly occurring we will hold a meeting sooner. We have also created a SOP which all employees have signed. |
20/09/2022 | 22/09/2022 |
3.1 | Excessive clutter on the first-floor level of the pharmacy presents a significant hazard. |
We have cleared this out by having two |
20/09/2022 | 04/10/2022 |
4.3 | The pharmacy does not have adequate systems in place to manage the volume of waste medicines it handles. |
We have increased frequency of waste collections visits from monthly to weekly. |
20/09/2022 | 04/10/2022 |