Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/04/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a small community pharmacy located opposite an Underground station. As well as dispensing NHS prescriptions the pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance aids. It also provides flu and pneumococcal vaccinations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. It largely keeps all the records it needs by law. The pharmacy’s team members understand their role in protecting vulnerable people. They undertake regular training to keep people’s information safe.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy team manages the workload within the pharmacy well and team members work well together. The team members work within their level of competence. They are given the appropriate training to deliver the pharmacy’s services safely.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are clean, secure and a suitable place to provide healthcare.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s working practices are safe and effective. It gets its medicines from reputable sources and generally manages them well. The pharmacy’s team members are helpful. They make sure that people have all the information they need so that they can use their medicines safely.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely.
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 |