Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 23/05/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy situated in a semi-rural residential area serving the local population. Its main service is preparing NHS prescription medicines. And a large number of people receive their medicines in weekly compliance packs, to help make sure they take them safely. It orders repeat prescriptions on behalf of people and provides a home delivery service. The pharmacy also provides other NHS services such as Medicine Use Reviews (MURs), a minor ailments scheme and substance misuse treatment.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy has written instructions that help the team provide safe services. It also acts to address any mistakes and prevent them happening again. Pharmacy team members understand the importance of protecting people's information. And they demonstrate their role in protecting vulnerable people, so they know how to support them.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to provide safe and effective services. Team members work well together and have the qualifications and skills necessary for their roles.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy’s premises provide a secure and professional environment for healthcare services.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s working practices generally help make sure people receive safe and efficient services. It gets medicines from licensed suppliers and carries out checks that help make sure they are safe for people to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide the services it offers.
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 |