Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 20/08/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a traditional community pharmacy, situated just off a main road in an urban residential area, serving the local population. It mainly supplies NHS prescription medicines and it provides other NHS services such as electronic prescriptions, minor ailment consultations and flu vaccinations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally manages the risks associated with its services well. The pharmacy team follows written instructions to help make sure it provides safe services and records any mistakes so that it can learn from them. The team also keeps people’s information secure and it understands its role in protecting and supporting vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to provide safe services. Team members work well together and have the qualifications needed for their roles. The pharmacy supports newer team members while they are undergoing training.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are clean, safe, secure and spacious enough for the pharmacy’s services. It has a private consultation room, so members of the public can have confidential conversations.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s working practices generally help make sure people receive safe services. It gets its medicines from licensed suppliers and manages them effectively to make sure they are in good condition and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment that it needs to provide its services effectively. And the team has the facilities to secure people's information.
Pharmacy details
6 Coniston Avenue
Little Hulton
Worsley
MANCHESTER
M389WX
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 |