Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 08/01/2020
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy located in the centre of Chard in Somerset. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. It sells a range of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, delivers medicines, offers Medicines Use Reviews (MURs), the New Medicine Service (NMS), seasonal flu and travel vaccinations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy identifies and manages risks associated with its services appropriately. Members of the pharmacy team understand the need to protect the welfare of vulnerable people. They deal with their mistakes responsibly. And, the pharmacy adequately maintains its records in accordance with the law. But it doesn’t always record enough detail for all its records. This means that the team may not have enough information available if problems or queries arise in the future.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload safely. Pharmacy team members are suitably trained or undertaking the appropriate training. And the company provides them with suitable online resources as part of their ongoing training. This keeps their knowledge and skills up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy’s premises provide an appropriate environment to deliver healthcare. The pharmacy has enough space to provide its services safely.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy generally provides its services in a safe manner. Its team members are helpful. The pharmacy obtains its medicines from reputable sources. It generally manages and stores them appropriately. Team members identify prescriptions that require extra advice. But they don't always record any information. This makes it difficult for them to show that appropriate advice has been provided when these medicines are supplied.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the appropriate equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. Its equipment is clean and used in a way that helps to protect people’s privacy.
Pharmacy details
Unit 1 Stringfellows Gallery
Holyrood Street
CHARD
TA202AJ
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 |