Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 01/10/2021
Pharmacy context
This medical centre pharmacy is situated on a main road of a suburban residential area, serving the local population. It mainly prepares NHS prescription medicines. Some people receive their medicines in weekly multi‐compartment compliance packs to help make sure they take them safely. The pharmacy also has a home delivery service. This inspection was undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally manages the risks associated with its services. The pharmacy team follows written instructions to help make sure it provides safe services. It keeps the records required by law. The team usually records its mistakes so that it can learn from them. Team members understand their role in securing people's confidential information, and they know how to protect and support vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's staff profile and skill mix help it to provide safe and effective services. Team members work well together and qualified staff have the skills necessary for their roles. New team members have access to appropriate support for their training and development.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are clean, secure and spacious enough for the pharmacy’s services. It has consultation rooms, so members of the public can have confidential conversations and maintain their privacy.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s working practices are suitably effective, which helps to make sure people receive safe services. It gets its medicines from licensed suppliers and generally 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 it has the facilities to secure people's information.
Pharmacy details
Library at 405 Stockport Road
Timperley
Altrincham
WA157XR
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 |