Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 27/06/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy on a main road on the edge of the town centre. Most people who use the pharmacy are from the local area. The pharmacy dispenses mainly NHS prescriptions and sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. It supplies a large number of medicines in multi-compartment devices to help people take their medicines at the right time.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy adequately manages risks and completes all the records that it needs to by law. Members of the pharmacy team work to professional standards and take some action to improve patient safety. They have written procedures on keeping people’s private information safe. And they complete training so they know how to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy team members complete training for the jobs they do. And they do some ongoing learning to help them keep their skills and knowledge up to date. The team members work well together, and they are comfortable providing feedback to their manager.
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are accessible to most people and they are generally well managed, so people receive their medicines safely. The pharmacy sources and supplies medicines safely. And it carries out some checks to ensure medicines are in good condition. But the team doesn't always record fridge temperatures, so it may not be able to demonstrate that all medicines are safe to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely.
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 |