Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 13/08/2024
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy offers services to people through its website www.ritecarepharmacy.co.uk. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, many of which are supplied in multi-compartment compliance packs to help people take their medicines at the right time. The pharmacy has operated for a number of years and has recently relocated to new premises.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy manages the risks associated with its services and protects peoples’ information. Members of the pharmacy team work to professional standards and are clear about their roles and responsibilities. They record their mistakes so that they can learn from them. And act to help reduce the risk of the same sort of mistakes from happening again. The pharmacy keeps the records required by law.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload safely. Team members feel able to act on their own initiative and use their professional judgement. And they receive the training they need for the jobs they do.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and tidy. The premises provides a suitable environment for people to receive healthcare.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy’s services are accessible, and they are managed effectively, so people receive their medicines safely. The pharmacy takes extra care when supplying some higher-risk medicines to help make sure they are being used safely. It sources medicines safely and carries out some checks to help make sure that medicines are in good condition prior to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Members of the pharmacy team have the equipment and facilities they need for the services they provide.
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 |