Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 20/03/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the centre of Harrow, Greater London. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions, sells over-the-counter medicines, and provides health advice. It also offers a range of services such as the New Medicine Service (NMS), the Pharmacy First Service, local deliveries, blood pressure checks, phlebotomy services, seasonal flu as well as COVID-19 vaccinations and travel vaccinations. In addition, its team members provide multi-compartment compliance packs for people who find it difficult to manage their medicines at home.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy efficiently identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. Members of the pharmacy team monitor the safety of their services by recording their mistakes and learning from them. They understand how to protect the welfare of vulnerable people. The pharmacy safeguards people’s confidential information well. And it generally maintains its records as it should.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to safely manage its workload. Members of the pharmacy team are suitably qualified for their roles or undertaking appropriate training courses. And the pharmacy provides them with resources so that they can complete regular and ongoing training. This keeps their skills and knowledge up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises provide a suitable environment for people to receive healthcare services. The pharmacy is kept clean, and well presented. And it has separate spaces where confidential conversations or services can take place.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides its services safely and effectively. People can easily access the pharmacy’s services and the pharmacy provides useful services. The pharmacy sources its medicines from reputable suppliers. It stores and manages its medicines well. Team members identify people with higher-risk medicines so that they can provide the appropriate advice. This helps ensure they take their medicines correctly.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the necessary equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. Its equipment is clean. And the team ensures they are used appropriately to protect people’s confidential information.
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 |