Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/10/2022
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is inside HMP Wealstun near Wetherby. Pharmacy team members dispense medicines to people living in the prison. They provide some of these medicines to people in multi-compartment compliance packs. And they provide advice to people about their medicines and health.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy appropriately identifies and manages risks to its services. And it keeps the records it must by law. Pharmacy team members regularly record and discuss mistakes they make. They learn from these to reduce the risks of similar mistakes. And they generally reflect to establish whether their changes improve services and make the pharmacy safer. Team members understand their role to help protect vulnerable people. And they suitably protect people’s private information.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members have the right qualifications and skills for their roles and the services they provide. They feel comfortable raising concerns and discussing ways to improve services. And they are confident that the pharmacy supports them and listens to their views. They complete appropriate training regularly to help keep their knowledge and skills up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean, secure, and properly maintained. It provides a suitable space for the services it provides.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are accessible to the people who need them. It has systems in place to help provide its services safely and effectively. And it sources its medicines appropriately. Pharmacy team members regularly provide people with appropriate information about their medicines. And team members are easily accessible to people who have questions about their health and medicines.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the necessary equipment available, which it properly maintains. And it manages and uses the equipment appropriately.
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 |