Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 16/03/2023
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy specialises in providing aesthetic products and consumables to healthcare professionals and aesthetic practitioners that are based in the UK. It is closed to the public and does not have an NHS contract. The pharmacy is linked to two nurse-led aesthetic training academies and a non-medical prescriber.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy effectively manages the risks associated with its services. Members of the pharmacy team follow written procedures to make sure they work safely, and they protect people’s private information. The pharmacy uses risk assessments to help design its services and the way the pharmacy operates. Risk assessments and processes are reviewed and updated regularly.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough team members to manage the current workload and the services that it provides. The pharmacy’s team members use their professional judgement to make sure medicines are appropriate for people.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy provides a safe, secure and professional environment for the provision of healthcare services. And its website provides clear and accurate information.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy generally manages its services and supplies medicines safely. And people can easily contact the pharmacy to use its services. The pharmacy gets its medicines from licensed suppliers, and it stores them securely and at the correct temperature, so they are safe to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. The team uses this equipment in a way that keeps people’s 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 |