Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 30/10/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in a shopping precinct in the centre of Coatbridge. It dispenses NHS prescriptions including supplying medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs. The pharmacy offers a repeat prescription collection service and a medicines’ delivery service. It also dispenses private prescriptions. The pharmacy team advises on minor ailments and medicines’ use. And supplies a range of over-the-counter medicines. It also offers a smoking cessation service and aesthetic treatments.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team members work to professional standards. And this helps them to keep services safe. The pharmacy keeps records of errors when they happen. But, it does not always review them to spot patterns. And the pharmacy team members may not always make the necessary improvements to the way they work. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law. And it provides training to keep confidential information safe. The team members understand their role in protecting vulnerable people. And they contact others to make sure people get the support they need. The pharmacy informs people how to complain or provide feedback. And this helps it puts things right when it is able to.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy monitors its staffing levels. And it ensures it has the right number of suitably qualified pharmacy team members throughout the week. The pharmacy team members have some access to ongoing training. And they are supported to keep up to date in their roles. The pharmacy team members support each other in their day-to-day work. And they suggest service changes to make sure they have effective working practices.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises is secure, clean and hygienic. It has a consultation room that is professional in appearance. And it is an appropriate space for people to sit down and have a private conversation with pharmacy team members.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy obtains its medicines from licenced wholesalers. But it doesn’t always provide assurance that medicines are stored at the temperature they need to be. The pharmacy keeps the pharmacy team up-to-date about high-risk medicines. This means that team members know when to provide people taking these medicines with extra information. The pharmacy has working instructions in place for its services. And these support the pharmacy team to work in a safe and effective way. The pharmacy displays its opening times and healthcare information at the front of the pharmacy. And it lets people know what services are available to them.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide safe services. And it keeps it clean and well-maintained.
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 |