Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 03/06/2021
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in the same building as a doctor’s surgery. And it is next to a supermarket on the outskirts of Warrington town. It mainly dispenses NHS prescriptions, including some in multi-compartment compliance packs. It delivers medicines to some people at home. It sells a range of over-the-counter medicines and the team provides advice and services to support people’s health needs. This inspection was completed during the pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably identifies and manages the risks with its services, including during the pandemic. It has up-to-date relevant written procedures for team members to follow to help provide services safely. Pharmacy team members mostly keep people’s private information secure and they know what to do to help support vulnerable people. They regularly record mistakes they make and make some changes to prevent these mistakes happening again. The records the pharmacy needs to keep by law are mostly accurate.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members have the experience, qualifications and skills to appropriately manage the pharmacy’s services. They complete some ongoing training relevant to their roles. And the more experienced team members support others in their training well. They feel comfortable discussing ideas and sharing concerns to help improve the pharmacy’s services.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and spacious. It has appropriate arrangements for the team to speak with people privately. And it is suitably secured outside of its opening hours.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are easily accessible for people. And the pharmacy mostly manages its services well to deliver them safely and effectively. It sources, stores and manages its medicines appropriately. And it acts on medicine safety alerts promptly to make sure its medicines are safe to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs for the services it provides. And the pharmacy mostly uses its equipment and facilities in ways that protect people’s private information.
Pharmacy details
Chapelford Health Centre
Santa Rosa Boulevard
Great Sankey
Warrington
WA53AG
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 |