Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 02/07/2024
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located at the rear of an Asda store. Most people who use the pharmacy are from the local area. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, and it sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. And it provides a seasonal flu vaccination service and some other NHS funded services including the Pharmacy First Service. The pharmacy operates over extended hours and stays open late in the evenings.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally manages risks to make sure its services are safe. It keeps its records up to date, so it can show it is providing services safely. Pharmacy team members record their mistakes so that they can learn from them, and they act to help stop the same sort of mistakes from happening again. The team has written procedures on keeping people’s private information safe and understand how it can help to protect the welfare of vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members complete the essential training they need to do their jobs and they are comfortable providing feedback to the regular pharmacist. But ongoing training does not happen regularly, so the team’s knowledge may not always be fully up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy generally provides a suitable environment for people to receive healthcare services. It has a private consultation room so people can have confidential conversations with team members if needed.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy offers a range of healthcare services which are generally well managed and easy for people to access. The pharmacy gets its medicines from licensed suppliers, and it carries out some checks to ensure medicines are in good condition and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Members of the pharmacy team have access to the equipment and facilities they need for the services they provide. They maintain the equipment so that it is safe to use.
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 |