Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 25/09/2023
Pharmacy context
This is a hospital pharmacy department in Blackpool Victoria Hospital, which is part of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The pharmacy department is registered with the GPhC so that it can provide a dispensing service for NHS prescriptions for people who are not under the direct care of the hospital.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team follows written procedures, and this helps to maintain the safety and effectiveness of the pharmacy's services. Members of the team record things that go wrong and discuss them to help identify learning. And then they take action to help reduce the chances of similar mistakes happening again. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law. And members of the team are given training so that they know how to keep private information safe.
Principle 2. Staff
There are enough staff to manage the pharmacy's workload and they are appropriately trained for the jobs they do. Members of the pharmacy team complete some additional training to help them keep their knowledge up to date. They routinely share when things go wrong to help encourage learning.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services provided. They are clean and tidy and provide an appropriate environment for healthcare.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy's services are easy for people to access. The pharmacy provides services safely. Members of the team check against medical records to help ensure medicines are suitable for the person they are prescribed for. The pharmacy gets its medicines from recognised sources, stores them appropriately and carries out regular checks to help make sure that they are kept in good condition.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Members of the pharmacy team have access to the equipment they need for the services they provide. And they maintain the equipment so that it is safe to use.
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 |