Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 16/08/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a registered pharmacy which is also the hospital pharmacy department at Walsall Manor Hospital. The pharmacy is part of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. It dispenses medicines against prescriptions written by prescribers who work for a variety of hospices in the local area. Medicines are delivered from the pharmacy to the hospice.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team follows written procedures, and this helps them to provide the pharmacy's services safely and effectively. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law. And members of the team are given training so that they know how to keep private information safe. They make a record of adverse events and discuss them to help identify learning and reduce the chances of similar mistakes happening again.
Principle 2. Staff
There are enough team members to manage the pharmacy's workload. The pharmacy ensures each member of the team is suitably trained, or is undergoing training, for the job they do using a competency-based framework. Members of the pharmacy are provided with opportunities to develop and upskill in their role. The team routinely discusses their ongoing work, and share learning on a regular basis.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services provided. And it was used in a way which enabled services to be provided safely.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy's services are accessible to those who use them. And it manages and provides them safely and effectively. It gets its medicines from licensed sources, stores them appropriately and carries out regular checks to help make sure that they are in good condition. Medicines are supplied in a safe and timely manner.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Members of the pharmacy team have access to the equipment they need for the services they provide. And they maintain the equipment so that it is safe to use.
Pharmacy details
Pharmacy Department
Manor Hospital
Moat Road
WALSALL
WS29PS
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 |