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A & A Gilbride Ltd. (1042312)

Inspection outcome: Standards met

Last inspection: 23/05/2024

Pharmacy context

This is a community pharmacy in Glasgow. It dispenses NHS prescriptions including supplying medicines in multi‐compartment compliance packs. The pharmacy provides substance misuse services and dispenses private prescriptions. Pharmacy team members advise on minor ailments and medicines use. And they supply over‐the‐counter medicines and prescription only medicines via patient group directions (PGDs).

Inspection summary findings

Principle 1. Governance

Standards met

The pharmacy team members work to professional standards to keep services safe and effective. They discuss mistakes that happen when dispensing. And they keep records to identify patterns in the mistakes and reduce the risk of errors. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law, but it does not always securely dispose of information. Team members understand their roles in protecting vulnerable people.

Principle 2. Staff

Standards met

The pharmacy reviews its staffing levels to ensure it has the right number of suitably skilled pharmacy team members working when it needs them. Team members have the right qualifications and skills for their roles and the services they provide. And the pharmacy supports team members to learn and develop.

Principle 3. Premises

Standards met

The pharmacy premises are secure, clean, and hygienic. The pharmacy has adequate facilities for people to have private conversations with pharmacy team members. 

Principle 4. Services, including medicines management

Standards met

The pharmacy provides services which are easily accessible. And it provides its services safely. The pharmacy gets its medicines from reputable sources. It generally stores its medicines appropriately, but some medicines are stored without all the information they should have. 

Principle 5. Equipment and facilities

Standards met

The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide safe services. And it uses its facilities to suitably protect people's private information.

Pharmacy details

170 Carmyle Avenue
Carmyle
GLASGOW
G328EE
Scotland

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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

Met The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies
Not all met 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:

Excellent practice The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards
Good practice The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards
Standards met The pharmacy meets all the standards
Standards not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more standards