Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 12/05/2021
Pharmacy context
This is a local community pharmacy. It belongs to a company with a small number of pharmacies. It dispenses prescriptions and sells over-the-counter medicines. And it supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs. It provides a delivery service for the vulnerable and housebound. And the pharmacy also provides a flu vaccination service in winter. The inspection was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic as restrictions began to ease.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably identifies its risks. And its team members have adapted their working practices appropriately to minimise risks to people's safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pharmacy has written procedures in place to help ensure that its team members work safely. And it has insurance to cover its services. Team members know how to protect people’s private information and they know how to protect the safety of vulnerable people. The team records its errors and reviews them to identify the cause so that changes can be made to stop mistakes from happening again. The pharmacy keeps all the records it needs to keep.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy team manages its workload safely and effectively. And team members work well together. They are supported by colleagues. And they are comfortable about providing feedback to one another, so that they can maintain the quality of the pharmacy's services. The pharmacy has enough team members to carry out immediate tasks but do not have enough staff to complete a backlog of tasks.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy’s premises provide a suitable environment for people to receive its services. They are bright, modern, clean and secure. The pharmacy has made some sensible adjustments to help keep people safe during the pandemic.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides its services safely. And makes them easily accessible for people. The pharmacy team gets its medicines and medical devices from appropriate sources. And it stores them properly. Team members generally make the necessary checks to ensure that the pharmacy’s medicines and devices are safe to use to protect people’s health and wellbeing. And it supplies its medicines with enough information to help people take them properly.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide services safely. And, it keeps them clean. The team uses its facilities and equipment to keep 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 |