Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 04/01/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the village of Tayport in Fife. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions. And it supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people who need help remembering to take their medicines at the right times. The pharmacy offers a medicines delivery service. And it supplies a range of over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy team advises on minor ailments and medicines’ use.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy has suitable systems in place to identify and manage the risks associated with its services. Team members record any mistakes they make and review them to identify the cause. The pharmacy team then makes the necessary changes to stop mistakes from happening again. The pharmacy suitably protect people's private information and keeps the records it needs to by law.
Principle 2. Staff
There are enough team members to manage the pharmacy's workload and they are appropriately trained for the jobs they do. And members of the pharmacy team complete ongoing training to help them keep their knowledge up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services it provides. They are clean, secure, and well maintained. And the pharmacy has a suitable, sound‐proofed room where people can have private conversations with the pharmacy's team members.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy manages its services well to help people look after their health. And the pharmacy team provides appropriate advice to people about their medicines. The pharmacy receives its medicines from reputable sources and stores them appropriately. And it completes regular checks of them to make sure they are in date and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide safe services. And it uses its facilities to suitably protect people’s private information.
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 |