Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 30/04/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy inside a small shopping centre. It is situated in the residential area of Westgate in the town of Skelmersdale, West Lancashire. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, private prescriptions and sells over-the-counter medicines. It also provides a range of services, including substance misuse supplies, seasonal flu vaccinations, and emergency hormonal contraception. A number of people receive their medicines inside multi-compartment compliance aids.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team follows written procedures to help make sure the pharmacy provides services safely and effectively. Members of the pharmacy team record things that go wrong and discuss them to help identify learning and reduce the chance of the same mistake happening again. The pharmacy keeps most of the records it needs to by law. People who work in the pharmacy are given training about the safe handling and storage of data. This helps to make sure that they know how to keep private information safe.
Principle 2. Staff
There are enough staff to manage the pharmacy's workload and they are properly trained for the jobs they do. Members of the pharmacy team complete regular training modules to learn new skills and keep their knowledge up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services provided. A consultation room is available to allow private conversations.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy's services are accessible to most people. And they are suitably managed to help make sure that they are provided safely. The pharmacy gets its medicines from appropriate sources, manages them safely and carries out regular checks to help make sure that all its medicines are in good condition.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy team has access to the equipment 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 |