Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 02/07/2024
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located within St. Georges Hospital in Stafford which is part of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital provides healthcare services including inpatient and outpatient mental health services, psychiatry in older people service, and sexual health services. This activity is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The pharmacy does not currently provide any activities or services which require 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 protects people’s personal information, and it has safeguarding policies to support vulnerable people. Members of the pharmacy team work in accordance with written procedures to make sure they complete tasks in the right way. And the pharmacy has basic procedures in place covering GPhC regulated activity should this take place. Team members record and review any mistakes so that they can learn from them.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough suitably trained team members to manage the workload and the services that it provides. Team members work well together in a supportive environment, and they can raise concerns and make suggestions.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is bright, clean and professional in appearance. It provides a suitable environment for the delivery of healthcare services.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy sources, stores and manages medicines safely. And it takes the correct action to make sure medicines are safe for people to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to store and supply medicines safely. And it uses them in a way to protect people’s information.
Pharmacy details
St. Georges Hospital
Corporation Street
Stafford
ST163SR
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 |