HMP Isle of Wight - pharmacy used a dispensing robot

Date
04 October 2019
Good Practice
Location
Isle of Wight
Expectation Area
Health, wellbeing and social care
Prison Type
Local Prison

The pharmacy used a dispensing robot for prisoners who needed additional support in taking their medicines. This produced individually labelled and sealed pouches. Each pouch contained the required medication for a single dose. The robot had a high degree of accuracy and had released staff to focus on other tasks.

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