Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 22/03/2022
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the centre of the village of Colne, Lancashire. The pharmacy sells over‐the‐counter medicines and dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. It delivers medicines for some people to their homes. And it dispenses medicines to some people in multi-compartment compliance packs. The inspection was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy mostly identifies and manages risks with its services. Team members record and report details of any mistakes they make while dispensing. And the pharmacy is good at reviewing the records to look for patterns and trends. It makes changes to the way the team works to improve patient safety. The pharmacy maintains the records it needs to by law and correctly secures people's private information.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's team members have the necessary qualifications and skills to provide the pharmacy's services. They manage the workload well and support each other as they work. The pharmacy is good at supporting new team members to settle into their roles and it encourages team members to develop their skills through a comprehensive appraisal process. The team feels comfortable raising concerns, giving feedback and suggesting improvements to provide a more effective and safe service.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy keeps its premises clean, secure, and well maintained. It has a suitable, sound‐proofed room where people can have private conversations with the pharmacy's team members.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy makes its services accessible to people. And manages its services well to help people look after their health. The pharmacy correctly sources and manages its medicines. And it completes regular checks of its medicines to make sure they are in date.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services. And it uses its equipment appropriately to protect people's confidentiality.
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 |