| Standard not met | Reason | Action being taken by the Pharmacy | By when | Notification By Pharmacy Improvements Made |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | The pharmacy's risk assessments are incomplete. It does not identify all of the therapeutic areas covered by the prescribing service, the classes of medication included, or the key risks involved and a plan explaining how these risks are mitigated. |
Create a risk mitigation plan for each |
30/09/2022 | |
| 1.2 | The pharmacy team does not routinely assess the safety and quality of its prescribing service. And the pharmacy does not hold consultation records for its prescribing service which means the team cannot demonstrate that prescribing decisions are appropriate. |
Consultation records will be updated, at |
30/09/2022 | 03/01/2023 |
| 4.2 | The pharmacy does not have appropriate safeguards in place to prescribe some higher risk categories of medicines, such as controlled drugs. |
Prescribing framework will be updated to reflect the therapeutic areas covered by the prescribing service included but not limited too high-risk categories. Prescribing of CDs will follow UK guidelines. Prescribers will have access to the patient’s medical records or contact the persons usual doctor before prescribing CDs. And no more than the recommended 30 days’ supply of CDs will be issued unless in exceptional circumstances. |
30/09/2022 | 03/01/2023 |
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