Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 30/05/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the town of Brackley and located in a parade of shops. It dispenses NHS prescriptions from the nearby GP surgery and for people living in the local area. It also provides Medicines Use Review (MUR) and New Medicine Service (NMS) consultations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally manages its risks well. Its team members take the right actions to prevent mistakes. The pharmacy keeps the records that it needs to and generally makes sure they are accurate. Its team members manage people’s confidential information well and know how to protect vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy generally manages its workload well. However, its team members sometimes find it hard to complete some tasks efficiently because there hasn’t been a manager recently. The pharmacy’s team members are appropriately qualified and know when it is appropriate to refer to the pharmacist.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy provides its services from suitable premises.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy largely manages its services well. Its team members generally complete appropriate checks to make sure its medicines are safe to use. They identify higher-risk medicines and provide appropriate advice, so people can use these safely.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy makes sure that its equipment and facilities are suitable for providing its services.
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 |