Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 04/04/2024
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located within
a medical centre in a residential area. The pharmacy dispenses NHS
prescriptions and supplies some people with medicines in multi-compartment
compliance packs to help them manage their medicines. It also provides the NHS
Pharmacy First service, seasonal flu vaccinations and a blood pressure check
service.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy effectively manages risks to make sure its services are safe, and it completes the records that it needs to by law. Its team members record their mistakes so that they can learn from them, and they make changes to help reduce the risk of the same type of mistakes from happening again. The pharmacy team keep people's private information safe. And team members understand how they can help to protect the welfare of vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
There are enough team members
to manage the pharmacy's workload and they receive appropriate training to
carry out their roles safely. The pharmacy helps its team members to keep their
knowledge and skills up to date. Team members get regular feedback to help
improve their performance. And they can provide feedback and concerns relating
to the pharmacy's services.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services provided. A consultation room is available so people using the pharmacy can have a private conversation with its team members.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy offers a range of service which are accessible and generally well managed. The pharmacy gets its medicines from licensed suppliers and stores them properly. It responds appropriately to drug alerts and product recalls. This helps make sure that its medicines and devices are safe for people to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services. Equipment is maintained and kept clean so that it is safe and ready to use.
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 |