Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 10/03/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a busy community pharmacy next to a large medical centre in the city of Sheffield. Its main services include dispensing prescriptions and selling over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy provides NHS consultation services including seasonal vaccinations, Pharmacy First, and blood pressure checks. It delivers some medicines to people’s homes.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in August 2024 where the pharmacy did not meet Standard 4.3. This reinspection mainly focused on the Standard which had previously not been met. Since the last inspection, the pharmacy has been monitoring the operating temperature of its pharmaceutical fridges daily to ensure the medicines inside them are stored at the right temperature. Pharmacy team members regularly complete a range of tasks to ensure stock medicines are stored correctly and are safe to supply to people. They record the mistakes they make during the dispensing process. And they share learning following these mistakes to help reduce the risk of similar mistakes occurring.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
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 |