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Eildon Pharmacy (9011711)

Inspection outcome: Standards met

Last inspection: 24/10/2024

Pharmacy context

This is a community pharmacy in the village of Newton St Boswells in the Scottish Borders. Its main activities are dispensing NHS prescriptions and providing people with their medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help them take their medicines safely. It provides services including NHS Pharmacy First and Pharmacy First Plus. And it delivers medicines to people in their homes.

Inspection summary findings

Principle 1. Governance

Standards met

The pharmacy suitably manages the risk with its services to help team members deliver services safely and effectively. Team members record mistakes made during the dispensing process to learn from them. And they make changes to help prevent the same or a similar mistake from occurring. They keep the records required by law. And they keep people’s private information secure. They know how to respond appropriately to concerns about the welfare of vulnerable adults and children. The pharmacy has written procedures for team members to follow. But some are overdue a review and others are incomplete and so they may not reflect current practice. 

Principle 2. Staff

Standards met

The pharmacy has enough suitably skilled team members to deliver its services safely and effectively. Team members in training are appropriately supervised. And team members suitably support people with their healthcare needs. 

Principle 3. Premises

Standards met

The pharmacy premises are clean, secure and suitable for the services it provides. It has appropriate facilities for people requiring privacy when accessing services. 

Principle 4. Services, including medicines management

Standards met

The pharmacy manages the delivery of its services safely and effectively. And it makes them accessible to people. Team members complete regular checks on medicines to ensure they remain fit for supply. They generally provide people with the necessary information to take their medicines safely. And they respond appropriately to alerts about the safety of medicines. 

Principle 5. Equipment and facilities

Standards met

The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services. Team members use the equipment in a way that protects people’s private information. 

Pharmacy details

The Gatehouse
Mart Road
Newtown St Boswells
TD60PP
Scotland

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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

Met The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies
Not all met 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:

Excellent practice The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards
Good practice The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards
Standards met The pharmacy meets all the standards
Standards not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more standards