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
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
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
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
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
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.
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 |