Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 05/12/2024
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is situated in a row of shops and other services opposite a large healthcare centre which contains a GP surgery and a district nurse base. The pharmacy is open extended hours over seven days. It dispenses NHS prescriptions and sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance aid packs to help make sure people take them at the right time.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy manages the risks associated with its services to make sure people receive appropriate care. Members of the pharmacy team follow written procedures to make sure they work safely, and they complete tasks in the right way. They discuss their mistakes so that they can learn from them. Team members understand their role in protecting vulnerable people and they keep people’s personal information safe.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough team members to manage the workload and the services that it provides. Its team members plan absences in advance, so the pharmacy has enough staff cover to provide the services it offers. Team members work well together in a supportive environment, and they can raise concerns and make suggestions.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and tidy, and it provides a suitable environment for the delivery of healthcare services. It has a consultation room, so that people can speak to the pharmacy team members in private when needed.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy offers a range of healthcare services which are accessible. It manages its services and supplies medicines safely. The pharmacy obtains its medicines from licensed suppliers, and stores them securely and at the correct temperature, so they are safe to use. People receive appropriate advice about their medicines when collecting their prescriptions.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide services safely. The pharmacy team stores and uses the equipment in a way that keeps people’s information safe.
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 |