Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 07/08/2020
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy opposite a doctor's surgery in the village of Burghfield on the outskirts of Reading in West Berkshire. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions, sells a range of over‐the‐counter medicines and provides health advice. It offers Medicines Use Reviews (MURs), the New Medicine Service (NMS) and a local delivery service. The pharmacy also supplies some people with their medicines inside multi-compartment compliance packs. The inspection was undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy is currently operating in a satisfactory manner. Members of the pharmacy team monitor the safety of their services by recording their mistakes and learning from them. They understand the need to protect the welfare of vulnerable people. And, the pharmacy is managing the risks associated with COVID-19 appropriately. But it doesn’t always maintain all its records in accordance with the law. This could mean that the team may not have enough information available if problems or queries arise in the future.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload safely. Pharmacy team members are appropriately trained or undertaking training. The pharmacy’s head office provides them with sufficient resources for their ongoing training. This helps keep the team’s knowledge and skills up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy's premises generally provide an appropriate environment to deliver its services. The pharmacy has enough space to provide its services safely. And it has put in place the necessary adaptations to help reduce the spread of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy largely provides its services in a safe manner. People can easily use its services. The pharmacy has organised work processes in place. It obtains its medicines from reputable sources. And it manages as well as generally stores them appropriately.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the necessary equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. And its equipment is generally kept clean.
Pharmacy details
Auclum Green
Reading Road
Burghfield Common
READING
RG73YJ
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 |