Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 05/01/2023
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is the only
pharmacy in the village. It has a website for information only and a presence
on social media. It dispenses NHS and private prescriptions, and provides
multi-compartment compliance packs for some care homes and also people in the
community. The pharmacy has a delivery service and provides vaccinations for
the NHS and privately too. These include flu, COVID-19, and travel vaccinations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy identifies and
manages the risks associated with its services to help provide them safely. It
records and regularly reviews any mistakes that happen during the dispensing
process. It uses this information to help make its services safer and reduce
any future risk. It protects people’s personal information well and team
members understand their role in protecting vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough
team members for the services it provides. And the pharmacy supports its team
members by giving them time at work to do ongoing training to help keep their
knowledge and skills up to date. Team members do the right training for their
roles. And they work effectively together and are supportive of one another.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy's premises are clean, secure and provide an appropriate environment to deliver its services. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides its services safely. It obtains its medicines from reputable sources, and it manages them appropriately so that they are safe for people to use. It takes 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 keeps
them clean. The pharmacy team uses its facilities and equipment to keep
people's private information safe.
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 |