Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 15/04/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a pharmacy situated on a retail park next to a hospital. It is part of a larger store that also sells gifts and health and beauty products. The pharmacy sells a range of over-the-counter medicines and dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. It provides dispensing services to a large number of care homes. The pharmacy provides a wide range of services including emergency hormonal contraception, smoking cessation, treatment for minor ailments, pneumonia and meningitis vaccination services and a seasonal ‘flu vaccination service for NHS and private patients. Substance misuse services are also available.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage the workload safely. Pharmacy team members complete regular training and have a good understanding about their roles and responsibilities. They can speak up about the way the pharmacy works.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean, tidy and secure. It has enough space to allow safe working.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy promotes the services it provides so that people know about them and can access them easily. If the pharmacy can’t provide a service it directs people to somewhere that can help. The pharmacy’s working practices are safe. It has good systems in place for managing services to care homes. And it generally manages medicines appropriately.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities needed to provide services. It makes sure these are always safe and suitable for use. The pharmacy’s team members use equipment and facilities in a way that protects people’s privacy.
Pharmacy details
Withybush Retail Estate
Fishguard Road
HAVERFORDWEST
SA612PY
Wales
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 |