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HMP Bristol (1120545)

GPhC Reference 1120545

Inspection outcome: Standards met

Last inspection: 05/06/2019

Improvement action plan

 

Pharmacy context

The pharmacy is located in the grounds of HMP Bristol. It supplies medicines to prisoners in HMP Bristol, HMP Leyhill, HMP Ashfield, HMP Eastwood Park and HMP Erlestoke. The pharmacy is not open to the public.

Inspection summary findings

Principle 1. Governance

Good practice

The pharmacy effectively identifies and manages risks, so people receive their medicines safely. Members of the pharmacy team work to professional standards and are clear about their roles and responsibilities. They complete regular checks and make improvements to services. And they make changes to prevent mistakes from happening again. Pharmacy team members complete training so they know how to protect vulnerable people. They keep people's private information safe and complete all the records that they need to by law​.

 

Principle 2. Staff

Good practice

Team members are well trained and work well together. The pharmacy encourages them to keep their skills up to date and supports their development. They are comfortable providing feedback to their manager and receive feedback about their own performance. The pharmacy has enough team members to manage its workload safely. Its staffing rotas enable it to have good handover arrangements and effective communication. It enables the team members to act on their own initiative and use their professional judgement to benefit people who use the pharmacy’s services.

 

Principle 3. Premises

Standards met

The premises are clean and provide a safe, secure and professional environment.

Principle 4. Services, including medicines management

Standards met

The pharmacy provides healthcare services which are generally well managed. The pharmacy gets its medicines from reputable sources. And it stores and manages them appropriately to help make sure they are safe to use. It has systems in place which provide assurance that medicines are fit for purpose.

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Principle 5. Equipment and facilities

Standards met

The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely.

Pharmacy details

19 Cambridge Road
Horfield
BRISTOL
BS78PS
England

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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

Met The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies
Not all met 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:

Excellent practice The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards
Good practice The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards
Standards met The pharmacy meets all the standards
Standards not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more standards