Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/04/2019
Pharmacy context
This is an online pharmacy and members of the public are not able to enter the premises. Pharmacy services can be accessed by telephone or via the website. The pharmacy provides a collection and delivery service for patients of local GP surgeries. Medicines are dispensed in multi-compartment compliance aids for residents of a care home and also for a number of other patients. The superintendent pharmacist and another regular pharmacist share the working hours of the pharmacy between them.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Staff follow written instructions to help make sure they work in a safe and effective way. The pharmacy team record mistakes they make so that they can learn from them. And action is taken to help stop the same sort of mistakes from happening again. The pharmacy keeps most of the records that are required by law. But not all information is present in some registers and for the records of emergency supplies, so the pharmacy team cannot show whether supplies have been made correctly.
Principle 2. Staff
There are two pharmacists who work core hours and this is sufficient because the pharmacy has very little activity. The two regular pharmacists and the availability of another member of the pharmacy team means that the workload is managed appropriately.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy environment is safe and appropriate for the services provided.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy offers a range of services and takes steps to make sure they are accessible. The pharmacy manages its services to make sure they are provided safely. It obtains its medicines from reputable suppliers.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The necessary equipment and facilities are available.
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 |