Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 07/09/2020
Pharmacy context
During the Covid-19 pandemic the pharmacy is mainly dispensing NHS prescriptions and delivering medicines to people at home. It supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs and dispenses private prescriptions. The pharmacy team advises on minor ailments and medicines use and supplies a range of over-the-counter medicines.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy updates its working instructions to keep its processes and procedures safe and effective. The pharmacy's team members sign the instructions to show they follow safe systems of work. They record and discuss their dispensing mistakes and then review the information to learn from them and manage risks. The pharmacy satisfactorily protects people's personal information and prevents sensitive information being seen by people who are not allowed to do so. Team members know the importance of their role in protecting vulnerable people. They also keep their legal records up to date.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's team members are qualified for their roles and the services they provide. The pharmacy supports its trainees in developing their skills. It also provides them with some protected learning time in the workplace to complete training courses. The pharmacy updates the team members about changes to pharmacy services when they arise. But it doesn't provide structured training so that team members continue to develop in their roles after they qualify. Team members support each other in their day-to-day work. They are enthusiastic and knowledgeable in their roles, and they suggest improvements to make services more effective.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and hygienic and has suitable infection control arrangements in place. It has appropriate consultation facilities to meet the needs of the services it provides so that people can speak in private.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy stores and manages its medicines appropriately. And its team members act appropriately on receipt of safety notices and remove faulty medicines from use. They know the importance of making additional checks with people about their high-risk medicines. And when to speak with them about their medicines to help keep them safe. The pharmacy has satisfactory working instructions for team members to follow which helps them to deliver services in a safe and effective way.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide safe services. It keeps it clean and well-maintained. And
it takes sensible precautions to help people use its facilities 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 |