Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 12/03/2020
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in the centre of Birstall. Pharmacy team members dispense NHS prescriptions and sell a range of over-the-counter medicines. They offer services including medicines use reviews (MUR) and the NHS New Medicines Service (NMS). They supply medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs. And they deliver medicines to people’s homes. The pharmacy provides a substance misuse service, including supervised consumption.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy has procedures to manage the risks to its services. It keeps the records required by law. Pharmacy team members are clear about how to carry out their roles safely. They discuss and record mistakes they make. And they make changes to prevent the same or similar mistakes happening again. Pharmacy team members understand their responsibility to protect people’s private information. And they know what to do if they have a concern about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members are suitably qualified and have the right skills for their roles and the services they provide. The pharmacy provides access to comprehensive training materials. Pharmacy team members complete training regularly to improve their knowledge and skills. They reflect on their own performance, discussing any training needs with the pharmacist and other team members. And they support each other to reach their learning goals. Pharmacy team members feel able to raise concerns and use their professional judgement.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and properly maintained. It provides a suitable space for the health services provided. And, it has a suitable room where people can speak to pharmacy team members privately.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are generally accessible to people, including people using wheelchairs. And the pharmacy has systems in place to help provide its services safely and effectively. It stores, sources and manages its medicines appropriately. Pharmacy team members dispense medicines into devices to help people remember to take them correctly. They manage this service well. And they provide these people with the information they need to identify their medicines in the devices in case of queries. They take steps to identify people taking high-risk medicines. And they provide these people with suitable advice to help them take their medicines safely.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the necessary equipment available, which it properly maintains. And it manages and uses the equipment in ways that protect people's confidentiality.
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 |