Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 20/05/2021
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located next to an optician, in a residential area of Oldbury. It dispenses prescriptions and sells a small range of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. The pharmacy supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance aid packs to help make sure that people take them at the correct time. And it offers additional services including a substance misuse treatment service. The inspection was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy identifies and manages risks adequately. Its team members are clear about their roles and they understand how to raise concerns to protect the wellbeing of vulnerable people. The pharmacy maintains the records it needs to by law and it keeps people’s private information safe.
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is generally suitably maintained for the provision of healthcare services. But it lacks space, which impacts on general organisation and limits the workspace available.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy generally manages its services safely. But it could make improvements by making extra checks when supplying high-risk medicines to make sure people get all the information they need to use their medicines safely. The pharmacy sources and stores its medicines appropriately and team members complete some checks to help make sure medicines are fit for supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services. Team members use the equipment in a way that protects people’s privacy.
Pharmacy details
Tividale Family Practice
51A New Birmingham Road
Tividale
OLDBURY
B692JQ
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 |