Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 18/11/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in a residential area of Gloucester,
Gloucestershire. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. Its
team members sell over-the-counter medicines and provide advice. The pharmacy
offers a few services such as the New Medicine Service (NMS), Pharmacy First
and seasonal flu vaccinations. And it supplies some people’s medicines inside
multi-compartment compliance packs to people who live in their own homes as
well as residents in care homes.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy appropriately manages risks associated with its services. Members
of the pharmacy team have access to written instructions to help them to work
safely. They understand their role in protecting the welfare of vulnerable
people. The pharmacy protects people’s confidential information suitably. And the
pharmacy team regularly monitors the safety of the pharmacy’s services by
recording mistakes and learning from them. But
the pharmacy could do more to make sure some of its records contain all the
necessary details.
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
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 |