Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 27/11/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a pharmacy located in a private hospital close to Peterborough. It offers a limited dispensing service currently, on one day per week and for two clinical specialities. It does not dispense NHS prescriptions and it does not sell medicines over the counter. It plans to extend the range of specialities it supports in the future. This was the first inspection of the pharmacy.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy manages the risks associated with its current services well. It has systems in place to learn from mistakes and it also acts on other information that might highlight an opportunity to improve its services. It protects people’s private information well. And it keeps the records it needs to.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has team members with the right skills and qualifications to provide its services safely and there are good systems in place to support ongoing learning and development. It considers the needs of the service when recruiting new team members to make sure they have the necessary specialist skills.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy’s premises are suitable for the services it provides and have been planned to be able to cope with future increases in its workload. There are good systems in place to make sure the premises are clean and safe.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides its services safely. It can make some adjustments to cater for people with different needs. And it works closely with others involved in people’s care to ensure treatment is appropriate. It manages its medicines well so they are fit for their intended purpose.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. It has processes in place to make sure its equipment is working correctly.
Pharmacy details
The Hamptons Hospital
John Lucille Van Geest Place
Cygnet Road, Hampton
Peterborough
PE78FD
England
What do the inspection outcomes mean?
After an inspection each pharmacy receives one overall outcome. This will be either Standards met or Standards not all met
| The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more of the standards for registered pharmacies |
What do the summary findings for each principle mean?
The standards for registered pharmacies are made up of five principles. The pharmacy will also receive one of four possible findings for each of these principles. These are:
| The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards | |
| The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards | |
| The pharmacy meets all the standards | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more standards |