Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 02/11/2022
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is inside HMP
Bullingdon, a category B male prison. The pharmacy supplies individually
labelled medicines to the prison wings for people to take as in-possession or
as supervised doses. The pharmacy also provides medicine stock to the
healthcare units in the wings. The pharmacy team supports the administration of
medicines to people on the wings.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably
identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. The pharmacy
protects people’s private information. And it keeps the records it needs to by
law. The pharmacy has up-to-date written procedures for the team to follow to help
ensure the pharmacy’s services are provided safely. The pharmacy team members
respond appropriately when dispensing mistakes happen. They identify what
caused the mistake and they take action to prevent a recurrence. The team
members have a clear understanding of safeguarding and how to raise a concern.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has a team
with a range of experience and skills to support its services, although there
is a reliance on agency staff. Team members work well together and are good at
supporting each other in their day-to-day work. The pharmacy provides its team
members with ongoing training and they receive some level of feedback on their
performance. So, they can develop their skills and knowledge.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are appropriate for the services the pharmacy provides. And the pharmacy is suitably clean, hygienic, and secure
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy generally provides its services safely and it manages its services well to help people receive appropriate care. The pharmacy gets its medicines from reputable sources and it stores them properly. The team generally carries out checks to make sure medicines are in good condition and appropriate to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the
equipment it needs to provide safe services. The team keeps the equipment clean
and 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 |