Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 23/12/2019
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is situated within Trafford General Hospital, which is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). The vast majority of its workload relates to supplying medicines within the MFT. It is registered with the GPhC to enable it to supply NHS medication to people being treated for mental health conditions who are under the care of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally manages its risks well. The pharmacy team follow written instructions to help make sure it provides safe services. The team records and reviews its mistakes so that it can learn from them. It keeps people’s information secure. And the team understands its role in protecting and supporting vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to provide safe services and reviews its staffing levels so that it can respond to changes in workload. And the team members have the skills and experience needed for their roles. Each team member has a performance review and completes relevant training on time, so their skills and knowledge are up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are clean, secure and spacious enough for the pharmacy’s services. It has a private consultation area, so members of the public can have confidential conversations and maintain their privacy.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s working practices are suitably effective, which helps make sure people receive safe services. It gets its medicines from licensed suppliers and manages them effectively to make sure they are in good condition and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment that it needs to provide its services effectively. It suitably stores and maintains the equipment, and it has the facilities to secure people's information.
Pharmacy details
Trafford General Hospital
Moorside Road
Davyhulme
MANCHESTER
M415SL
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 |