Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 04/11/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a closed pharmacy, located in East Tilbury, Essex. It offers consultations with a pharmacist and a prescribing service. It does not provide any NHS services but compounds and dispenses medications against private prescriptions and offers a delivery service.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy has written procedures which help team members deliver its services in a safe and effective manner. It generally manages the risks associated with its services well. Team members protect people’s information and have the relevant training to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable people using their services. People using the pharmacy’s services can easily provide feedback in several ways, and the pharmacy has procedures to minimise errors and learn from its mistakes. The pharmacy mostly keeps the records it needs to; however, some of its records are incomplete which may make it more difficult for the pharmacy to show what it has done if there is a query or concern.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has sufficient levels of staff for the services it provides and manages its workload safely. The team has the appropriate skill mix to ensure safe practice, and team members undertake additional training to help develop their skills.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and tidy, and it has appropriate space for providing its services safely. The pharmacy premises are also safe, secure, and appropriately maintained.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Overall, the pharmacy’s services are safe. The pharmacy obtains its medicines and raw materials from reputable sources and stores them appropriately. Team members take the right actions to take in response to safety alerts and recalls, to ensure medicines and medical devices are fit for purpose.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs for the services it provides. It maintains its equipment so that it is safe to use and has adequate resources to provide information.
Pharmacy details
Ground Floor 5 Building 11
Thames Industrial Park
Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury
Tilbury
RM188RH
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 |