Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 17/07/2024
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is situated in a medical centre in a rural area of Brinklow, Warwickshire. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions and it sells a small range of over-the-counter medicines. It offers the NHS Pharmacy First Service, New Medicine Service (NMS) and seasonal flu vaccinations. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to a handful of people who need assistance in taking their medicines safely.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Overall, the pharmacy has safe and effective working practices. It identifies and manages the risks associated with its services well. And it keeps the records it needs to by law, to show that medicines are supplied safely and lawfully. Team members routinely record and review their mistakes so that they can learn and improve from these events. The pharmacy keeps people’s private information securely and it has procedures to safeguard vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's staffing levels are sufficient to manage its current workload safely. Its team members are well supported and can provide feedback or raise concerns with senior leadership to help improve pharmacy’s services.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy’s premises are suitable for providing healthcare services and it has a consultation room to enable people to have a private conversation with team member if needed. And they are kept secure.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Overall, the pharmacy supplies medicines safely and people with different needs can access its services. Team members take extra care when supplying higher-risk medicines to ensure people take these medicines safely and effectively. The pharmacy obtains its medicines from reputable sources and its team members take the right action in response to safety alerts and recalls so that people get medicines and medical devices that are fit for purpose.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. And its team members use the equipment and facilities in a way that protects people’s privacy and dignity.
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 |