Policy

Scope of Service & Regulated Activity Boundary Policy

Where the registered pharmacy ends and the CQC-registered clinical service begins, and how the two are kept separate in practice

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  • Mapped to the CQC standards
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What's inside

This policy is fully drafted and structured, ready to brand and complete for your service. It covers:

  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. The two regimes
  • 4. The test that actually applies
  • 5. Where each of our services sits
  • 6. Keeping the two arms distinguishable
  • 7. Introducing or changing a service
  • 8. Common misunderstandings
  • 9. If we discover we are operating outside our registration
  • 10. Roles and responsibilities
  • 11. Monitoring and audit
  • 12. Related documents
  • 13. Review

CQC fundamental standard

Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
This document is written to evidence that standard. Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.

Legislation & standards it maps to

  • Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 - in particular Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment), Regulation 17 (Good governance) and Regulation 20 (Duty of candour)
  • Health and Social Care Act 2008 - sections 10 and 11 (requirement to register), Schedule 1 (regulated activities) and Schedule 2 (exceptions and exemptions), including the exception for primary pharmacy services
  • Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009 - in particular Regulation 12 (Statement of purpose), Regulation 15 (Notice of changes) and Regulation 20 (Notifications)
  • Pharmacy Order 2010 and the General Pharmaceutical Council standards for registered pharmacies and for pharmacy professionals
  • Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (as amended)
  • Medicines Act 1968

Who it applies to

All pharmacists, pharmacist independent prescribers, pharmacy technicians, dispensers, clinical and administrative staff, directors and contractors of [Organisation Name]

How it works

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  3. Complete the placeholders for your service, then have it approved before use.
  4. Add the optional updates subscription and we keep it current as guidance changes.

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