Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 18/11/2021
Pharmacy context
This is an inpatient pharmacy in a large District General Hospital based in Winchester. The hospital is part of a multi-site Trust covering Basingstoke, Andover and Winchester. The pharmacy provides services to people receiving treatment at the hospital and to external units where they have Service Level Agreements (SLAs). A clinical and dispensing service is provided to Southern Health (Southern Mental Health Trust) and Solent NHS Trust where they supply inpatient medication and take-home medicines (TTOs).The main hospital activity is regulated and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the pharmacy holds a Home Office licence and a wholesale dealers licence.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy’s working practices are safe and effective. It protects people’s private information and keeps the records it needs to by law. People are able to give feedback about the services provided. Team members follow written instructions to make sure they work safely, and they learn from their mistakes. And they understand how to safeguard and support vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage the workload. Team members have the appropriate qualifications for their roles and they complete regular ongoing learning so that they can keep their knowledge up to date. They work in an open culture and are able to raise concerns or provide feedback.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is brand new, clean and modern. It is suitable for the health services it provides and is spacious enough to allow for the pharmacy to grow its service. The pharmacy uses modern technology to improve accuracy and free up time for staff. Its design ensures that staff can work effectively with minimal distraction.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are easily accessible to a wide range of people. It manages the service safely and effectively so that people receive appropriate care. The pharmacy ensures that patients on some high-risk medicines receive further specialist services. It obtains medicines from licensed suppliers, and it carries out regular checks to make sure that they are in suitable condition to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs for the delivery of its services. It looks after this equipment appropriately to ensure that it works properly.
Pharmacy details
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO225DG
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 |