Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/04/2019
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located next to a supermarket, on a small shopping complex near to the centre of a busy market town. The pharmacy sells a range of over-the-counter medicines and dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. It supplies weekly compliance aid packs for people to use in their own homes and provides a limited medication delivery service to people who are housebound. The pharmacy provides other services including Medicine Use Reviews (MURs), as well as blood pressure testing and weight management. Substance misuse treatment and a needle exchange service are also both available.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Overall the pharmacy manages risks appropriately. It keeps the records it needs to by law and ensures that it keeps people’s information private. Pharmacy team members follow written procedures to ensure that they complete tasks safely. They record and review their mistakes to reduce risks in the future. And they receive training so that they know how to protect vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members work well together and support one another to make professional decisions. They are comfortable in raising concerns and providing feedback and complete ongoing training to keep their knowledge and skills up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy provides a secure and professional environment for healthcare services. But limited space impacts on organisation in some areas.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to deliver services safely.
Pharmacy details
Unit 1
Morris Central Shopping Parade
Wem
SHREWSBURY
SY45NY
England
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 |