Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 08/04/2021
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the city of Sheffield, Yorkshire. The pharmacy sells over‐the‐ counter medicines and dispenses NHS prescriptions. And it delivers medicines for some people to their homes. The pharmacy offers a substance misuse service to several people. The inspection was completed during the Covid‐19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably manages the risks associated with the services it provides to people. It acts to
help keep members of the public and team members safe during the Covid‐19 pandemic. It maintains
the records it needs to by law and keeps people’s private information secure. Its team members
record details of any mistakes they make while dispensing so they can learn from each other and
prevent similar mistakes from happening again.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy’s team members have the necessary qualifications and skills to provide the pharmacy's
services. And they manage the workload well. They support each other as they work and can raise
concerns, give feedback and suggest improvements to provide a more efficient service.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is kept clean, tidy, secure and is well maintained. It has a sound‐proofed room where
people can have private conversations with the pharmacy’s team members. It has made suitable
changes to its premises to help reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy makes its services easily accessible to people and it manages them appropriately. It
sources and stores its medicines properly and completes regular checks to make sure they are in date. The team members dispense medicines into multi‐compartment compliance
packs for some people to help them take their medicines correctly. And the service is well managed.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy’s equipment is clean and suitable for the services it provides. The pharmacy uses its
equipment appropriately to protect people's confidentiality. It takes sensible precautions so that
people can safely use its facilities when accessing its services during the pandemic.
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 |