Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 09/06/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a hub pharmacy in the city of Glasgow. Its main activities are dispensing NHS prescriptions for other pharmacies within the company. And team members prepare medicines for further supply to people from a second hub pharmacy within the company.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in December 2024 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 2.2 and 4.3. The reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. Following the previous inspection the pharmacy has enrolled team members on the appropriate qualification training for their roles. It has implemented a responsible pharmacist log for clearly recording who is responsible for the safe and effective running of the pharmacy. And it has more robust processes to ensure medicines are safe and fit for supply. This includes monitoring and recording fridge temperatures, checks of medicine expiry dates, and recording and reviewing mistakes made during the dispensing process.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
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 |