Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 17/06/2019
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located in a small retail shopping complex, in a residential area of Liverpool. The pharmacy premises are easily accessible for people, with an automated entrance door and adequate space in the retail area and consultation room. The pharmacy sells a range of over-the-counter medicines and dispenses both private and NHS prescriptions.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and tidy. It is a suitable place to provide healthcare.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are easy to access, and they are generally well managed. But the pharmacy does not always highlight high-risk medications, this may mean that people do not always receive all of the information and advice they need when taking their medications. The pharmacy stores medicines safely and carries out some checks to help make sure that medicines are in good condition and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide the service safely.
Pharmacy details
Gateacre Local Centre
31 Gateacre Park Drive
LIVERPOOL
L251PD
England
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 |