Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 30/01/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy which is in the grounds of an NHS hospital and it mainly dispenses outpatient prescriptions. It dispenses prescriptions for a wide variety of medical specialisms, including HIV, oncology, renal, and ophthalmology. It provides a delivery service to people’s homes across East Sussex. And it supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to a small number of people who need this additional support. The pharmacy does not have an NHS community pharmacy contract and does not dispense FP10 prescriptions.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services well. It records and regularly reviews any dispensing mistakes, and it takes action to help prevent a recurrence. Team members know about their own role and responsibilities and there are written procedures for them to refer to. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law, to show that its medicines are supplied safely and legally. It protects people’s personal information well. And team members know how to respond to concerns about the welfare of a vulnerable person.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy is busy, but it has enough staff to provide its services, and they do the right training for their roles. They are supported in learning more skills and obtaining further qualifications. And they undertake ongoing training to help keep their knowledge and skills up to date. They feel comfortable about raising any concerns.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy’s premises are clean and tidy and they are kept secure. They are suitable for the services the pharmacy provides. And people can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides its services in a safe and effective way. It highlights higher-risk medicines so that there is an opportunity to speak with people taking these medicines. And it keeps an audit trail for its delivery service. It gets its medicines from reputable sources and stores them properly. Team members take the right action in response to safety alerts to help ensure that people get medicines and medical devices that are safe to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services, and it maintains them appropriately.
Pharmacy details
Lower Ground Floor Out-Patient Dept
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Eastern Road
BRIGHTON
BN25BE
England
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 |