Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 13/08/2020
Pharmacy context
This is a distance‐selling pharmacy operating from a business unit mainly serving the local population. It mainly prepares NHS prescription medicines and it orders people's repeat prescriptions on their behalf. A large number of people also receive their medicines in weekly multi-compartment compliance packs to help make sure they take them safely and there is a home delivery service. The pharmacy supplies medicines to people in care homes. The
inspection was undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally manages the risks associated with its services. It provides the pharmacy team with written instructions to help make sure it provides safe services. The team takes appropriate actions when it makes mistakes. Pharmacy team members understand their role in securing people's confidential information, and they know how to protect and support vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's staff profile and skill mix help it to provide safe and effective services. Team members work well together and qualified staff have the skills necessary for their roles. New staff receive appropriate training within the correct timescale.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are clean, secure and spacious enough for the pharmacy's service, and it provides a professional environment for healthcare services.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s working practices make sure people receive safe services. It has systematic dispensing processes, which help the team to demonstrate that it is working effectively. The pharmacy gets its medicines from licensed suppliers and the team makes some checks to make sure they are in good condition and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment that it needs to provide its services effectively, which it properly maintains. And it has the facilities to secure people's information.
Pharmacy details
Unit 7 Jensen Court
Astmoor Industrial Estate
RUNCORN
WA71SQ
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 |