Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 31/08/2021
Pharmacy context
This is an online pharmacy situated in a large warehouse in Runcorn. People access the pharmacy using the website www.remedipharmacysolutions.co.uk. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions for people who reside in care homes. It also provides some services in person, such as coronavirus vaccinations to members of the public from their registered premises.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team follows written procedures, and this helps to maintain the safety and effectiveness of the pharmacy’s services. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law. And members of the team understand how to keep private information safe. Members of the team record things that go wrong, but they do not review the records, so they may miss some learning opportunities.
Principle 2. Staff
There are enough staff to manage the pharmacy's workload and they are appropriately trained for the jobs they do. Members of the pharmacy team complete the required training for their roles, but they do not have regular ongoing training so their knowledge may not always be up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services provided. And steps have been taken to make the premises COVID secure.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy manages and provides its services safely. It gets its medicines from recognised sources, stores them appropriately and carries out regular checks to help make sure that they are in good condition. But the pharmacy team does not highlight high-risk medicines or make extra checks to make sure they are being used appropriately.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Members of the pharmacy team have access to the equipment they need for the services they provide. And they maintain the equipment so that it is safe to use.
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 |