Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 21/04/2021
Pharmacy context
This is a pharmacy that is largely closed to the public and located in the centre of Harrow-on-the-Hill in Middlesex. The pharmacy supplies medicines inside multi-compartment compliance packs to residents in care homes and to people in their own homes if they find it difficult to manage their medicines. It offers travel and seasonal flu vaccinations, dispenses NHS and private prescriptions as well as selling a limited range of over-the-counter medicines. In addition, it has a website (www.doorsteppharmacy.com) where pharmacy only medicines can be bought online. The pharmacy also dispenses private prescriptions for unlicensed treatments for hair loss which it prepares onsite. The pharmacy was inspected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
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 |