Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 27/02/2020
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in a residential estate in the Mosborough area of Sheffield. It dispenses both NHS and private prescriptions and sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy team offers advice to people about minor illnesses and long-term conditions. It provides NHS services, such as the New Medicines Service and medicines use reviews. It supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to people living in their own homes. And it provides a home delivery service.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with the services it provides to people. And it has a set of up-to-date written procedures for the team members to follow. The pharmacy mostly keeps the records it must have by law. And it keeps people's private information secure. The team members know when to raise a concern to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults and children. The team members openly discuss mistakes that they make when dispensing. And they make some changes to their ways of working to reduce the risk of mistakes happening again.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough skilled people working to safely provide its services. The team members read training materials to help them further their professional development and keep their knowledge up to date. They understand how to raise a concern if needed.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is secure, hygienic and well maintained. It has a sound-proofed room where people can have private conversations with the pharmacy’s team members.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are easily accessible to people. The pharmacy manages its services appropriately and delivers them safely. It supports some people to take their medicines at the right time by providing them with medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs. It suitably manages the risks associated with these services. The pharmacy sources its medicines from licenced suppliers. And it stores them safely and securely.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy’s equipment is well maintained and appropriate for the services it provides. The pharmacy uses its equipment to 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 |