Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 20/09/2022
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in a residential area in Stockport next to a medical centre. It also has a post office attached to the pharmacy. Pharmacy team members dispense NHS prescriptions and sell a range of over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy also provides other services such as New Medicines Service (NMS) and seasonal flu vaccinations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team members appropriately manage the risks associated with providing the pharmacy's services. They are clear about their roles and responsibilities and understand their role to help protect vulnerable people. Pharmacy team members have a process to record mistakes and learn from them, but this has not happened in recent months so they may be missing out on some opportunities to make their services safer.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members have
the right qualifications and skills for their roles and the services they
provide. Although there is no current
regular pharmacist manager, the pharmacy has appropriate arrangements in place
to make sure the branch is adequately staffed and supported. But the pharmacy
team do not have regular reviews of how they are doing so they could be missing
out on opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are
safe, secure and appropriate for the pharmacy services provided. And the
pharmacy has a suitable room for people to have private conversations.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy has systems in place to help provide its services safely and effectively. It dispenses prescriptions in an organised way. And it takes particular care when checking medicines that have been dispensed offsite. It sources its medicines appropriately. And it stores and manages its medicines properly. It could do more to make sure it receives and acts on safety concerns about medicines promptly.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the
necessary equipment and facilities to provide its services safely and to
protect people’s confidentiality.
Pharmacy details
The Village Green
Buxton Road; High Lane
STOCKPORT
SK68DR
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 |