Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 04/09/2024
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is one of two pharmacies on the same B Braun site. The site is in a large industrial park and is closed to the public. It provides a homecare medicines service which involves delivering ongoing medicine supplies directly to people’s homes. All the treatments are initially prescribed by prescribers working in hospitals. Some aspects of the pharmacy’s services, for example nursing care and the manufacture and wholesale of medicines, are not regulated by the GPhC. Therefore, we have only reported on the registerable services delivered by the pharmacy. This inspection is one of a series of inspections we have carried out as part of a thematic review of homecare services in pharmacy. We will also publish a thematic report of our overall findings across all of the pharmacies we inspected. Homecare pharmacies provide specialised services that differ from the typical services provided by traditional community pharmacies. Therefore, we have made our judgements by comparing performance between the homecare pharmacies we have looked at. This means that, in some instances, systems and procedures that may have been identified as good in other settings have not been identified as such because they are standard practice within the homecare sector. However, general good practice we have identified will be highlighted in our thematic report.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably identifies the risks associated with its services. It uses regular risk assessments and audits to manage these risks and improve service provision. The pharmacy obtains feedback from people who use its services. And it uses the feedback to make changes to the way it operates so it can improve. The pharmacy’s team members follow written procedures to support them in working effectively. They record things that go wrong so they can learn from them. And they take action to help prevent their mistakes from happening again.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy employs a skilled and experienced team to help safely manage its workload. Team members complete ongoing training to help keep their knowledge and skills up to date. They work well together and know how to raise concerns and provide feedback if they need to.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is hygienic, kept secure and of a highly professional standard. The premises is spacious and well maintained.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy safely manages the services it provides. Team members work well with other organisations to ensure people’s healthcare needs are appropriately managed. And they take steps to avoid any delays with treatment. The pharmacy appropriately obtains, manages, and stores its medicines and ancillary products. And the team carries out checks to ensure the medicines are kept in good condition and fit for purpose.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the appropriate equipment it needs to provide pharmacy services safely. The equipment is used correctly to help keep people’s confidential information secure.
Pharmacy details
Brookdale Road
Thorncliffe Park Estate Chapeltown
SHEFFIELD
S352PW
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 |