Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 15/05/2019
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is in Cosham High Street, on the outskirts of Portsmouth and is one of several pharmacies owned by the same company. It dispenses NHS and private prescriptions, sells a range of over-the-counter medicines and provides health advice. The pharmacy has a travel clinic and provides NHS Healthchecks. It also dispenses some medicines in multi-compartment compliance aids (MDS trays or blister packs) for those who may have difficulty managing their medicines.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Members of the pharmacy team are clear about their roles and responsibilities. They work to professional standards, identifying and managing most risks effectively. The pharmacy generally logs the mistakes it makes during the dispensing process. The pharmacist regularly reviews them with each individual team member so that they can learn from them and avoid problems being repeated. The pharmacy has written instructions which tell staff how to complete tasks safely. But these instructions have not been reviewed for some time, so the team may not be following the most up-to-date procedures. The pharmacy manages and protects confidential information well, and it tells people how their private information will be used. The team members also understand how they can help to protect the welfare of vulnerable people. The pharmacy has adequate insurance in place to help protect people if things do go wrong.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload safely. Pharmacy team members are well-trained and have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. They can make suggestions to improve safety and workflows where appropriate.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy generally provides a safe, secure and professional environment for people to receive its services. But, a sharps bin is stored in an unlocked consultation room. This increases the risk that it could be accessed by unauthorised people.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy delivers its services in a safe and effective manner, and people with a range of needs can access them. The pharmacy sources, stores and manages medicines safely, and so makes sure that all the medicines it supplies are fit for purpose. It takes steps to identify people supplied with some high-risk medicines so that they can be given extra information they need to take their medicines safely. But they may be missing opportunities to help people with other high-risk medicines. The pharmacy responds reasonably well to drug alerts or product recalls to make sure people only get medicines or devices which are safe. It keeps a record of the checks it makes to keep people safe.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the right equipment for the range of services it provides, and it makes sure that it is properly maintained. The pharmacy keeps people’s private information safe.
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 |