Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 10/02/2022
Pharmacy context
This is a traditional community pharmacy situated on a main road in a suburban area, serving the local population. It mainly supplies NHS prescription medicines and it manages people's repeat prescriptions. The pharmacy also prepares medicines in weekly compliance packs to help make sure people take them safely and it has a home delivery service. This inspection was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy adequately manages the risks associated with its services. The pharmacy team follows written instructions to help make sure it provides safe services. The team usually records and reviews its mistakes so that it can learn from them. Pharmacy team members understand their role in securing people's confidential information, and they know how to protect and support vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's staff profile and skill mix help it to provide safe and effective services. Team members work well together and qualified staff have the skills necessary for their roles. The pharmacy provides appropriate training for new team members, which helps them develop the knowledge needed to provide the services.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is generally clean and tidy, and it provides a professional environment for the services it offers. It has suitable facilities to help protect people's privacy.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s working practices are suitably effective, which helps make sure people receive safe services. It gets its medicines from licensed suppliers and manages them effectively to make sure they are in good condition and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy team has the equipment and facilities that it needs for the services provides. The equipment is appropriately maintained, and the layout and design of the pharmacy protects people's privacy.
Pharmacy details
Ground Floor
Old Bank, 6 Great Clowes Street
Salford
M71RE
England
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 |