Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 25/07/2022
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located on the main road alongside a row of shops. The pharmacy team members dispense NHS and private prescriptions and sell a range of over-the-counter medicines. They provide a range of NHS services such as New Medicines Service (NMS), Flu vaccinations and the Hypertension case-finding Service.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team members appropriately manage the risks associated with providing the pharmacy's services. They understand their role in helping to protect vulnerable people and they suitably protect people's private information. They are clear about their roles and responsibilities. And they record and discuss mistakes they make to learn from them and improve the safety of the pharmacy's services.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy suitably trains its team members for the roles they undertake. And it supports them to complete ongoing learning and development during working hours. Pharmacy team members work well together as a team and they support a culture of honesty and openness.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are safe, secure and appropriate for the pharmacy services provided. And the pharmacy has a suitable room for people to have private conversations. But there is not clear signage to show where it is.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the necessary equipment and facilities to provide its services safely and to 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 |