Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 19/06/2019
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is in a Cambridge retail park. It dispenses NHS prescriptions which it receives from several local surgeries. The pharmacy is used by a range of people and opens until midnight every day. It provides several services including Medicines Use Review (MUR) and New Medicine Service (NMS) consultations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy manages its risks well. Its team members monitor risks and make improvements to the pharmacy’s dispensing service. The pharmacy keeps the legal records that it needs to and generally makes sure that these are accurate. Its team members manage confidential information appropriately. And they know how to protect vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to safely provide its services. Its team members are appropriately qualified and perform their roles well. The pharmacy encourages its team members to undertake ongoing training and gives them time set aside to complete it. This helps them keep their knowledge and skills up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy provides its services from suitable premises.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy generally manages its services well. It manages its medicines well and makes sure that they are safe for people to use. The pharmacy’s team members identify higher-risk medicines and provide people with appropriate information so they can use them safely.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the right equipment and facilities to provide its services safely, and it maintians them properly.
Pharmacy details
Unit 3 Cambridge Retail Park
Newmarket Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB58WR
England
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 |