Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 02/07/2024
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located within Haywood hospital, Stoke-On-Trent which is part of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The centre provides healthcare services including inpatient and outpatient rheumatology services, and children and adolescent services. This activity is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The pharmacy provides a very limited volume of activity which requires it to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), therefore a full inspection was not carried out.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy has written
procedures which are followed by its team members to help make sure they
complete tasks safely and effectively. Members of the team make a record of
when things go wrong, and they discuss them so that they can learn from the
mistakes. The pharmacy provides training and written processes to help its team
members protect people’s private information and keep vulnerable people safe.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough
trained team members to safely manage the workload. And it provides them with a
good level support to complete any new and ongoing training. Team members meet
regularly to discuss any concerns and provide feedback which helps the pharmacy
to improve the services it provides.
Principle 3. Premises
The environment is suitable
for the provision of pharmacy services. The pharmacy premises are clean and
tidy. A consultation room is available so the team members can have private
conversations with people.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides its
services safely and manages them well. It has processes to make sure the team
provides people receiving higher-risk medicines with the correct advice. And it
stores and manages its medicines in a way to help make sure they are safe to
supply to people.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the
equipment it needs to provide its services. And its facilities help the team to
provide services in a safe and effective manner.
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 |