Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 08/06/2021
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the city of Sheffield, Yorkshire. It is based in a local convenience store with a post office. The pharmacy sells over-the-counter medicines and dispenses NHS prescriptions. And it delivers medicines for some people to their homes. The pharmacy dispenses medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people living in their own homes. The inspection was completed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy adequately manages the risks with its services. And it effectively manages the risks with infection control during the pandemic to help keep members of the public and team members safe. It maintains most of the records it needs to by law and protects people's private information. The team know how to respond to help safeguard vulnerable people. They correct the mistakes they make during dispensing but don't make regular records of these mistakes. So, they may miss valuable opportunities to learn from these mistakes and make the pharmacy's services safer.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's team members have the right qualifications and skills to provide the pharmacy's services safely. And they have some opportunities to complete ongoing training. They manage the workload well and support each other as they work. They provide feedback and suggest improvements to help improve the pharmacy's service.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy keeps its premises clean and secure. The dispensary is small, but the team works well to keep the areas where it dispenses medicines tidy. The pharmacy has a small sound‐proofed room where people can have private conversations with the pharmacy's team members.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides services which support people's needs and it makes these services easily accessible for people. The pharmacy manages its services well to ensure people receive their medicines safely. It sources its medicines from reputable sources and generally manages and stores its medicines correctly.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs for 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 |