Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 16/07/2024
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy provides a homecare medicines service which involves delivering ongoing medicine supplies directly to people’s homes. All of the treatments are initially prescribed by prescribers working in hospitals. Some aspects of the service, 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. The pharmacy is located in a large industrial unit which it shares with another company that provides its warehouse and logistics services.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 effectively identifies and manages the risks associated with the services it provides. It keeps its records in good order, and it protects people's confidential information. The pharmacy is receptive to feedback, and uses it to improve its services. Its team records its mistakes so it can learn from them. And it takes action to help prevent mistakes from being repeated.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy team has the
appropriate knowledge and skills to safely deliver its services. And learning
and development needs are continuously reviewed to help make sure that the team
can work effectively. Team members work well together. They work
enthusiastically within defined roles, and can demonstrate how their feedback
is used to inform the way that the pharmacy operates.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises provide a clean, secure, and professional environment for delivering pharmacy services. They are spacious and maintained to a good standard.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy has safe and
effective processes for managing its services. It has specific teams to complete
key functions to help ensure people receive their treatments on time. It
obtains its medicines from appropriate suppliers, and it makes continual checks
to ensure its medicines and ancillary items are kept in good condition and are
safe to supply to people.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. It has appropriate maintenance and backup arrangements to ensure its equipment remains available for use and fit for purpose.
Pharmacy details
C/O Polar Speed Distribution Ltd
Nunn Brook Road
Huthwaite
SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD
NG172HU
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 |