Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 30/04/2025
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is inside HMP Rye Hill. It is registered to be able to provide individually labelled medicines and stock to the prison wings for people to take as supervised doses or to take away in their possession. And pharmacy team members provide advice to people about their medicines and health. The pharmacy is not open to the public.
This was a desktop inspection following an inspection in September 2024 where the pharmacy did not meet Standard 1.1. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. Since the last inspection, the pharmacy has provided team members with information clarifying the activities that can and cannot be undertaken when the responsible pharmacist is absent. And it has updated the relevant standard operating procedure to ensure the information is embedded into their practices.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
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 |