Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 31/12/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy located within a local shopping centre in Southampton. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. It sells a range of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, delivers medicines, offers Medicines Use Reviews (MURs), the New Medicine Service (NMS) and seasonal flu vaccinations. The pharmacy also supplies multi-compartment compliance aids for people if they find it difficult to manage their medicines on time. And it provides medicines to residents in a care home.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Overall, the pharmacy has safe working practices. Members of the pharmacy team usually monitor the safety of their services by recording their mistakes and learning from them. Team members proactively protect the welfare of vulnerable people. And, they protect people’s private information well. The pharmacy maintains most of its records appropriately in accordance with the law. But it does not always formally review its internal mistakes or record enough information in its private prescription records. This makes it harder for them to spot patterns to help prevent the same mistakes happening again. And they may not have enough information available if problems or queries arise in the future.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload safely. Pharmacy team members are suitably trained for the tasks they undertake, or they are undertaking the appropriate training. They have a clear understanding of their responsibilities. Team members keep their skills and knowledge up to date by completing regular training. And they can make suggestions to make the pharmacy’s services more efficient.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy's premises provide a suitable environment to deliver its services. The pharmacy is clean, it is professional in its appearance. And, it has enough space to safely provide its services.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy generally provides its services in a safe manner. It ensures they are easily accessible to people. The pharmacy obtains its medicines from reputable sources, it stores and generally manages its medicines appropriately. But team members don't always identify, record or ask enough information when people are prescribed higher-risk medicines. This makes it difficult for them to show that appropriate advice has been provided when these medicines are supplied.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the necessary equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. The pharmacy keeps its equipment clean and uses its facilities appropriately to protect people’s privacy.
Pharmacy details
Unit 11; Centre Way
Locks Heath District Centre
Locks Heath
SOUTHAMPTON
SO316DX
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 |