Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 09/05/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy situated next to a medical centre. It is in the village of Aspull, in the borough of Wigan. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, private prescriptions and sells over-the-counter medicines. It also provides a range of services including a minor ailment service and emergency hormonal contraception. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people to help them take their medicines at the right time.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team follows written procedures, and this helps to maintain the safety and effectiveness of the pharmacy’s services. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law. And members of the team are given training so that they know how to keep private information safe. Members of the team record things that go wrong, but they do not always review the records. So, they may miss some learning opportunities.
Principle 2. Staff
There are enough members of the team to manage the pharmacy's workload and they are appropriately trained for the jobs they do. Team members complete some additional training to help them keep their knowledge up to date. But this is not structured, so learning needs may not always be identified or addressed.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services provided. A consultation room is available for people to have a private conversation with a member of the team.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy's services are easy to access. And it manages and provides them safely. It gets its medicines from licensed sources, stores them appropriately and carries out regular checks to help make sure that they are in good condition. Additional checks are carried out when higher-risk medicines are supplied to ensure they are being used appropriately.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Members of the pharmacy team have access to the equipment they need for the services they provide. And they maintain the equipment so that it is safe to use.
Pharmacy details
Aspull Health & Wellbeing Centre
Haigh Road
Aspull
Wigan
WN21XH
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 |