Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 03/09/2020
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy located on a parade of shops. It is situated in the residential area of Normoss, north-east of Blackpool town centre. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, private prescriptions and sells over-the-counter medicines. It also provides a seasonal flu vaccination service. A number of people receive their medicines in multi-compartment compliance aids.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Members of the pharmacy team follow written procedures to help them work effectively. But a new member of staff has not yet read all the procedures, so she may not fully understand her responsibilities. The pharmacy team discusses things that go wrong to identify learning and reduce the chances of similar mistakes happening again.
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
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 |