Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 17/09/2021
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in Eston, Middlesbrough. It dispenses both NHS and private prescriptions and sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy team offers advice to people about minor illnesses and over the counter medicines. It supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to people living in their own homes. And it provides a home delivery service. A flu vaccination service is planned. And the pharmacy is approved to provide covid-19 booster vaccinations. This inspection was completed during covid-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy acts to keep members of the public and team members safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. Team members discuss dispensing mistakes and make some improvements to avoid the same errors happening again. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law. People using the pharmacy can raise concerns and provide feedback. Team members securely dispose of personal information when it is no longer required. The pharmacy has relevant policies and procedures in place for most of its services. But these are not up to date and not all the team has read them.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough people in its team to manage the workload. Team members feel comfortable giving feedback on how to improve the pharmacy’s services. And they have the necessary qualifications and skills for their roles and the services they provide. They work well together and make decisions about what is right for the people using the pharmacy. And, they learn from the pharmacist to keep their knowledge and skills up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy provides a suitable and secure environment for people to receive healthcare. And its premises are clean and well equipped.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
People with a range of health needs access the pharmacy's services easily. And the pharmacy manages and delivers these services effectively using technology and off-site dispensing. It obtains its medicines from reputable sources. And stores and manages its medicines appropriately.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and the facilities it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to make sure people’s data is kept secure. And its team makes sure the equipment it uses is clean.
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 |