Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 14/10/2026
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Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is within Rotherham Hospital in South Yorkshire. The pharmacy department primarily undertakes dispensing and medicines management services to inpatients; the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates these activities. It is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) for the purpose of dispensing prescriptions to a local hospice and for dispensing urgent antibiotic prescriptions to people through a local agreement. This was a routine inspection of the pharmacy which focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion. The pharmacy was last inspected in December 2016.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Pharmacy details
Rotherham Hospital
The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust
Moorgate Road
ROTHERHAM
S60 2UD
UK
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 |