HMP Humber (Prison Healthcare)

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• Overview
• Learning culture
• Safe systems, pathways and transitions
• Safeguarding
• Involving people to manage risks
• Safe environments
• Safe and effective staffing
• Infection prevention and control
• Medicines optimisation

We assessed 1 quality statement in this key question. The provider had not made sufficient progress to address the regulatory breaches found at our previous inspection. We found the provider had made limited progress in the management of stock and required audits for the use of the critical and emergency medicines cupboard.

Find out what we look at when we assess this area in our information about our new Single assessment framework.

The judgement for Learning culture is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Safe systems, pathways and transitions is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Safeguarding is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Involving people to manage risks is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Safe environments is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Safe and effective staffing is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Infection prevention and control is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

At the previous inspection we found that systems and processes were not effective in the proper and safe management of medicines. During this inspection we found that the provider had introduced new operating procedures in relation to the use and management of the critical and emergency medicines cupboard. This provided staff with guidance on when to access the cupboard and how to record stock use.

However, we identified issues in the recording of medicines used; including missing patient details, inaccurate quantities of medicines dispensed to patients and incorrect stock balances. Staff did not routinely check stock levels on a weekly basis as required and management checks failed to identify any of these discrepancies. This meant these omissions were not identified or reported as incidents.