Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 09/09/2024
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is in the same building as a busy medical centre in a large suburb of Leeds. The pharmacy’s main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions. And supplying several people with their medicines in multi-compartment compliance to help them take their medication correctly. The pharmacy delivers medicines to a few people in their homes. It provides other NHS services including the Pharmacy First Service.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. It has written procedures that the pharmacy team follows, and it mostly completes the records it needs to by law. Team members protect people’s private information correctly and they understand their roles in safeguarding the safety and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults. They respond appropriately to errors by discussing what happened and taking action to prevent future mistakes.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has a team with a range of skills and experience to safely provide its services. Team members work well together, and they are good at supporting each other in their day-to-day work. They have some opportunities to receive feedback and complete ongoing training to further develop their skills and knowledge.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean, secure and suitable for the services it provides. It has appropriate facilities to meet the needs of people requiring privacy when using the pharmacy services.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides a range of services which are easily accessible and help people to meet their healthcare needs. It obtains medicines from reputable sources, and the team adequately stores and carries out checks on medicines to ensure they are in good condition and appropriate to supply. Team members generally manage the pharmacy services safely and effectively to help make sure people receive medicines when they need them. However, the team has not fully assessed the risks associated with providing some medicines outside of the manufacturer’s original packaging.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. And it makes sure it uses its equipment 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 |