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Osbon Pharmacy (1110890)

Inspection outcome: Standards met

Last inspection: 07/09/2020

Pharmacy context

A community pharmacy set next door to a medical practice in a residential area of Stanwell.  The pharmacy opens five days a week.  And most people who use it are patients of the medical practice and they live nearby.  The pharmacy dispenses people’s prescriptions. And it sells over-the-counter (OTC) medicines too. The pharmacy delivers medicines to a few people who can't attend its premises in person. And it provides Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) and the NHS New Medicine Service (NMS). This inspection took place during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Inspection summary findings

Principle 1. Governance

Standards met

The pharmacy generally manages its risks appropriately. And it has written procedures to help make sure its team works safely. The pharmacy keeps most of the records it needs to. And it has adequate insurance to help protect people if things do go wrong. People who work in the pharmacy can explain what they do, what they’re responsible for and when they might seek help. They review the mistakes they make. So, they can try to stop them happening again. They understand their role in protecting vulnerable people. And they mostly keep people’s private information safe.

Principle 2. Staff

Standards met

The pharmacy has enough people in its team. Members of the pharmacy team can keep their skills and knowledge up to date. So, they can deliver safe and effective care. They use their judgement to make decisions about what is right for the people they care for. They’re comfortable about giving feedback on how to improve the pharmacy’s services. They know how to raise a concern if they have one.

Principle 3. Premises

Standards met

The pharmacy provides a suitable and secure environment for people to receive healthcare. And its premises are clean and tidy. The pharmacy has a room where people can have private conversations with members of the pharmacy team.

Principle 4. Services, including medicines management

Standards met

The pharmacy provides services that people can access. Its working practices are safe and effective. And its team is helpful. The pharmacy gets its medicines from reputable sources. And it stores most of them appropriately and securely. Members of the pharmacy team generally carry out the checks they need to. So, they can make sure the pharmacy’s medicines are safe and fit for purpose. The pharmacy team disposes of most people’s waste medicines properly too.

Principle 5. Equipment and facilities

Standards met

The pharmacy has the equipment and the facilities it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to make sure people’s data is kept secure. And its team makes sure the equipment it uses is clean.

Pharmacy details

St. Davids Health Centre
Hadrian Way
STAINES
TW197HT
England

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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

Met The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies
Not all met 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:

Excellent practice The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards
Good practice The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards
Standards met The pharmacy meets all the standards
Standards not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more standards