Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 10/11/2022
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy situated in a residential area of Northfield, Birmingham. The pharmacy dispenses prescriptions, sells medicines over the counter, supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs and offers a prescription delivery service. And it also provides seasonal flu vaccinations, substance misuse treatment to a handful of people, and it offers a needle exchange scheme.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Overall, the pharmacy adequately identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. It has written procedures to help deliver its services safely. And it keeps the records it needs to by law, to show that medicines are supplied safely and legally. Members of the pharmacy team protect people's private information appropriately. And they understand how they can help protect vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload adequately. Members of the pharmacy team have the appropriate skills and qualifications for their roles and responsibilities. And they are supported with training resources to help keep their skills and knowledge up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy’s premises are safe and adequately maintained. And people visiting the pharmacy can have a conversation with a team member in private.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Overall, the pharmacy manages its services well to ensure people get appropriate care and the support they need to use their medicines safely. People with different needs can access the pharmacy’s services. The pharmacy gets its medicines from reputable sources, and it generally stores them appropriately. Members of the pharmacy team take the right action in response to safety alerts so that people get medicines and medical devices that are safe to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. And it maintains its facilities and equipment adequately.
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 |