Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 24/08/2023
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located on the first floor of a business building on a main road leading into Nottingham. The pharmacy’s core business is conducting travel consultations and administering vaccinations and anti-malarial medicines under private Patient Group Directives (PGDs). The pharmacy is a registered yellow fever vaccination site. People can book appointments by telephone or through the pharmacy’s website, www.nottinghamtravelandwellnessclinic.co.uk. The pharmacy is registered with the GPhC for the purpose of selling pharmacy (P) medicines to people attending appointments.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy effectively identifies and manages the risks associated with providing its services. It acts on the feedback it receives from people and it generally keeps the records it needs to by law. The pharmacy protects people’s confidential information appropriately. And Its staff know what to do to help safeguard vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy’s staffing
levels, and skill mix are aligned to the services it provides. Its staff access
regular relevant learning about the services the pharmacy provides to help
ensure their knowledge and skillset are up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and secure. It offers a suitable environment for delivering the vaccination services it provides.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are accessible to most people. On occasions when the pharmacy may not be able to provide a service it has provisions to signpost people to other local services. The pharmacy provides people with helpful information. It obtains its medicines and vaccines from licensed sources. It stores these safely and securely and it makes appropriate checks to ensure its medicines and vaccines remain safe to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has a suitable range of equipment to support the delivery of its services. And the pharmacist uses the equipment in a way which protects 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 |