Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 12/09/2024
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is in a large shopping centre in a suburb of Hull. The pharmacy’s main activities are dispensing NHS prescriptions. And it provides several people with their medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help them take their medication correctly. The pharmacy provides other NHS services such as the Pharmacy First service and the Hypertension Case Finding Service.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. It has written procedures that team members follow to help ensure they provide the pharmacy’s services safely. And it keeps the records it needs to by law. The pharmacy protects people’s private information, and it provides team members with training to help them respond correctly to safeguarding concerns to help vulnerable people. Team members respond appropriately when mistakes happen by identifying what caused the error and acting to prevent future mistakes.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has a small team with an appropriate range of skills and experience to support its services. Team members work well together and support each other in their day-to-day work. They complete limited ongoing training and development. So, they may miss the chance to further develop their skills and knowledge.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are clean, secure, and provide a suitable environment for the services provided. It has appropriate facilities to meet the needs of people requiring privacy when using its services.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides a range of services which are easily accessible for people. Team members manage the pharmacy services well to help people receive appropriate care and to make sure people receive their medicines when they need them. The pharmacy obtains its medicines from recognised suppliers and it stores them properly. The team carries out suitable checks to make sure medicines are in good condition and safe to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide safe services and it uses its facilities to suitably protect people’s private information.
Pharmacy details
Unit 53 48 Goodhart Road
North Point Shopping Centre
Bransholme
HULL
HU74EE
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 |