The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2013

Inspections and access to information

26.—(1) An NHS appliance contractor must allow persons authorised in writing by the Local Health Board to enter and inspect any premises he or she uses for the provision of pharmaceutical services at any reasonable time, for the purposes of—

(a) ascertaining whether or not the NHS appliance contractor is complying with the requirements of this Schedule;

(b) auditing, monitoring and analysing—

(i) the provision made by the NHS appliance contractor, in the course of providing pharmaceutical services, for patient care and treatment including any arrangement made with a person in respect of provision of appliances, and

(ii) the management by the NHS appliance contractor of the pharmaceutical services he or she provides,

where the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are satisfied.

(2) The conditions are that—

(a) reasonable notice of the intended entry has been given;

(b) the Local Pharmaceutical Committee for the area where the premises are situated have been invited to be present at the inspection, where this is requested by the NHS appliance contractor;

(c) the person authorised in writing carries written evidence of his or her authorisation, which he or she produces on request; and

(d) he or she does not enter any part of the premises used solely as residential accommodation without the consent of the resident.

(3) An NHS appliance contractor must, at the request of the Local Health Board or of a person authorised in writing mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), allow it or him or her access to any information which it or he or she reasonably requires—

(a) for the purposes mentioned in sub-paragraph (1); or

(b) in the case of the Local Health Board, in connection with its functions that relate to pharmaceutical services.