Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 06/03/2023
Pharmacy context
This is a pharmacy located inside a supermarket in Farnborough. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions, sells a range of over‐the‐counter medicines, and provides health advice. The pharmacy also dispenses some medicines in multi‐compartment compliance aids (MDS trays or blister packs) for those who may have difficulty managing their medicines at home. The pharmacy provides flu vaccines and a local delivery service.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services well. It has up-to-date written procedures that the pharmacy team follows. It completes all the records it needs to by law. And it has suitable insurance to cover its services. The pharmacy team keeps people’s private information safe. And team members understand their role in protecting the safety of vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload safely. The team is appropriately trained. Team members work well together. And the pharmacy provides them with ongoing training material. This helps keep the team’s knowledge and skills current.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are clean, organised and appropriate for the services delivered. However, the workspace may not be large enough for the team to work effectively in the future as they are becoming more busy. The pharmacy has a suitable soundproofed room for private conversations.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides a range of services to support the health needs of the local community. And people can easily access these services. The pharmacy delivers it services safely and effectively. And team members make suitable checks to ensure people taking higher risk medicines can do so safely. They store and manage medicines appropriately. And they take the right action in response to safety alerts, so people get medicines and medical devices that are safe to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has appropriate equipment for the services it provides. And it keeps its equipment clean and well maintained to make sure it is safe to use.
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 |