Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 28/11/2024
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in an industrial estate in Seaham, County Durham. It has a distance selling NHS contract. Pharmacy team members dispense NHS prescriptions and deliver them to people’s homes. They provide medicines to some people in multi-compartment compliance packs. And they provide medicines to people living in care homes and nursing homes. People access services through the pharmacy’s website, netscriptsdirect.co.uk.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably identifies and manages risks associated with its services. It generally keeps the records required by law. Team members keep people’s confidential information secure. And they know how to identify situations where vulnerable people need help. Pharmacy team members learn and improve from mistakes. The pharmacy has written procedures relevant to its services and team members follow these to help them provide services safely.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has a team with an appropriate range of experience and skills to safely provide its services. Team members work well together and within the scope of their competence. And they have opportunities to complete ongoing training so they can develop their knowledge. Pharmacy team members know how to raise concerns, if needed.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and properly maintained. It provides a suitable space for the services it offers. And its website generally contains the information that people using its services may need. And pharmacy team members properly secure the pharmacy to prevent unauthorised access.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy sources its medicines from recognised suppliers. And it stores and manages them appropriately. Pharmacy team members complete regular checks to ensure medicines are suitable for supply. And they respond appropriately when they receive alerts about the safety of medicines. Team members appropriately manage the safe and effective delivery of services. And they take opportunities to provide people with advice on higher-risk medications.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services. Team members use the equipment in a way that protects people’s private information.
Pharmacy details
Unit 15 Byron House
Hall Dene Way
Seaham Grange Industrial Estate
Seaham
SR70PY
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 |