Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 19/06/2024
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located within HMP Brixton and provides dispensed medicines to people in the prison. It dispenses medicines on a named patient basis, and it supplies these to the wings as either in‐possession or not in‐possession. Some medicines are supplied as stock to the wings using the pharmacy’s wholesale distribution authorisation. And the pharmacy also holds a Home Office licence to supply controlled drugs.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services well to help provide them safely. And it ensures that vulnerable people are protected. The pharmacy records and regularly reviews any mistakes that happen during the dispensing process. And it uses this information to help make its services safer and reduce risks. The pharmacy protects people’s personal information well. And people can provide feedback about the pharmacy’s services. The pharmacy keeps its records up to date and accurate.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough team members to provide its services safely. They are provided with ongoing and structured training to support their learning needs and maintain their knowledge and skills. They can raise any concerns or make suggestions to help improve the systems in the pharmacy. And they have regular team meetings. The team members can take professional decisions to ensure people taking medicines are safe. These are not affected by the pharmacy’s targets.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises provide a safe, secure, and clean environment for the pharmacy's services. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy manages its services well with a clear focus on patient safety. It tailors its services to meet the needs of its patients. This means that people with a range of needs can receive care. The pharmacy gets its medicines from reputable suppliers and stores them properly. It responds appropriately to drug alerts and product recalls. This helps make sure that its medicines and devices are safe for people to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to help protect people’s personal information.
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 |