Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 30/07/2019
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is located along a village high street. It mainly dispenses NHS prescriptions from a local surgery and it provides services to local people and nearby villages. The pharmacy supplies medicines to care homes and it supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy manages its risks well and it makes improvements to its dispensing process, so it is safer. The pharmacy keeps the legal records that it needs to and generally makes sure that they are accurate. The pharmacy’s team members escalate their concerns about vulnerable people so that they can receive the right support. The pharmacy team makes sure that people’s personal information is managed properly.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to safely manage its workload and it takes care to maintain its staffing level. The pharmacy’s team members have the right qualifications for their roles and they keep their skills and knowledge up to date through regular ongoing training.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy safely provides its services from suitable premises. It has enough space to carry out daily tasks and safely dispense medicines. The pharmacy’s consultation room provides privacy to people who use it.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy generally manages its services well and makes sure they are provided efficiently. It makes sure that its medicines are safe for people to use. The pharmacy’s team members make sure that people get the right advice when they are supplied with higher-risk medicines.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the right equipment and facilities to provide its services. Its team members make sure that equipment is properly maintained. The pharmacy uses up-to-date reference sources when providing its services.
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 |