Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 30/05/2022
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is situated in a parade of shops on a main road opposite a health centre. As well as dispensing NHS prescriptions the pharmacy provides a range of private services. It also provides a flu and travel vaccination service including yellow fever vaccinations. The inspection was undertaken during the Covid‐19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services to help provide them safely. It records and regularly reviews any mistakes that happen during the dispensing process. It uses this information to help make its services safer and reduce any future risk. It protects people’s personal information well and it regularly seeks feedback from people who use the pharmacy. And team members understand their role in protecting vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough
team members for the services provided. And the pharmacy supports them by
giving them time at work to do ongoing training to help keep their knowledge
and skills up to date. They do the right training for their roles. They work
effectively together and are supportive of one another.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy's premises are clean, secure and provide an appropriate environment to deliver its services. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The
pharmacy provides its services safely. It obtains its medicines from reputable sources, and it manages them appropriately so that they are safe for people to use. It takes the right action in response to safety alerts so that people get medicines and medical devices that are safe to use. People with a range of needs can easily access the pharmacy's services.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide services safely. And it keeps them clean. The team uses its facilities and equipment to keep people's private information safe.
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 |