Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 03/06/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy located on the edge of the town. It is in a building which also contains a medical centre and a police station. Most people who use the pharmacy are from the local area. The pharmacy dispenses mainly NHS prescriptions and sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. It supplies a large number of medicines in multi-compartment devices to help people take their medicines at the right time. The pharmacy stays open for longer than usual and opens through the night on some days.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy team members are qualified for the jobs they do. But ongoing training does not happen regularly, so their knowledge may not be always fully up to date. The team members work well together, and they are comfortable providing feedback to their manager.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are clean and provide a safe, secure and professional environment for people to receive healthcare.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
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
| The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies | |
| 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:
| The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards | |
| The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards | |
| The pharmacy meets all the standards | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more standards |