Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 21/07/2022
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is located next to a medical centre. Most people who use the pharmacy are from the local area. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions and it sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. It supplies a large number of medicines in multi-compartment compliance aid packs to help people take their medicines at the right time.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy effectively manages the risks associated with its services to ensure it keeps people safe. Members of the pharmacy team work to professional standards and they are clear about their roles and responsibilities. They record their mistakes so that they can learn from them and act to help stop the same sort of mistakes from happening again. The team members complete all the records that they need to by law and they keep people's private information safe. And they complete training so they know how to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's team members are well trained, and they work effectively together. The pharmacy encourages them to keep their skills up to date and supports their development. They are comfortable providing feedback to their manager and they receive feedback about their own performance.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy provides a professional environment for people to receive healthcare services. It has a private consultation room that enables it to provide members of the public with the opportunity to receive services in private and have confidential conversations.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy offers a range of healthcare services which are easy for people to access. Services are well managed, so people receive appropriate care. The pharmacy generally sources, stores and supplies medicines safely. And it carries out some checks to ensure medicines are in good condition and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Members of the pharmacy team have the equipment and facilities they need for the services they provide. They maintain the equipment so that it is safe and they use it in a way that protects privacy.
Pharmacy details
Crich Medical Centre Site
Oakwell Drive
Crich
Matlock
DE45PB
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 |