Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/05/2023
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in a row of shops in the suburbs of Bradford city centre. Pharmacy team members dispense NHS prescriptions and sell a range of over‐the‐counter medicines. The pharmacy provides services, such as the NHS Blood Pressure Check service. Team members provide medicines to people in multi‐compartment compliance packs. And they deliver medicines to people’s homes.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy adequately identifies and manages risks associated with its services. And it has documented procedures to help it provide services effectively. Pharmacy team members understand their role in helping to protect vulnerable people. And they suitably protect people’s private information. They record and discuss the mistakes they make so that they can learn from them. And they use this information to make changes to help improve the safety of their services.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members have the right qualifications and skills for their roles and the services they provide. They complete some ad hoc training to help keep their knowledge and skills up to date. Pharmacy team members feel comfortable raising concerns and discussing ways to improve services.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and properly maintained. It provides a suitable space for the services it provides. And it has a consultation room where people can speak to pharmacy team members privately.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Pharmacy team members manage and provide the pharmacy’s services safely and effectively. The pharmacy suitably sources its medicines. And it generally stores and manages its medicines appropriately. The pharmacy’s services are accessible to people, including people using wheelchairs. And it has processes in place to help people understand and manage the risks of taking higher-risk medicines.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy mostly has the necessary equipment available, which it properly maintains. And it manages and uses the equipment in ways that protect people’s confidentiality.
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 |