Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/09/2024
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in a parade of shops in Dunnington, near York. It dispenses NHS prescriptions and sells a range of over‐the‐counter medicines. Pharmacy team members provide other healthcare services including the NHS Pharmacy First Service, NHS Contraceptive service, and various private travel vaccinations. They also deliver medicines to people’s homes.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy effectively identifies and manages risks associated with its services. It has written procedures relevant to its services to help team members provide them safely. Pharmacy team members understand their role to help protect vulnerable people. And they suitably protect people’s confidential information. They record and discuss the mistakes they make so that they can learn from them. And they capture key information to help them make effective improvements to the safety and quality of their services.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members have the right qualifications and skills for their roles and the services they provide. They regularly complete training to help keep their knowledge and skills up to date. Pharmacy team members feel comfortable raising concerns and discussing ways to improve services.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and properly maintained. It provides a suitable space for the services it provides. The pharmacy has a consultation room where people can speak to pharmacy team members privately.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Pharmacy team members manage and provide the pharmacy’s services safely. The pharmacy suitably sources its medicines. And it stores and manages its medicines appropriately and securely. The pharmacy’s services are easy for people to access. And it has processes to help people understand and manage the risks of taking higher-risk medicines.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. It maintains its equipment properly, so it is safe to use. And pharmacy team members manage and use the equipment in ways that protect people’s confidentiality.
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 |