Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 18/09/2024
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is situated in Brighouse and recently relocated to a larger premises. It supplies all of its services at a distance. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions which are delivered to people. It offers some NHS services such as the New Medicine Service (NMS) and the Pharmacy First service.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy adequately identifies and manages the risks associated with its services to help provide them safely. The pharmacy largely keeps the records it needs to by law and has procedures in place to learn from mistakes. And it protects people's personal information appropriately. People can provide feedback about the pharmacy's services.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough trained staff to provide its services effectively. Team members are trained, or are in the process of completing the appropriate training, for their roles and the tasks they complete. The pharmacy helps its team members to keep their knowledge and skills up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are suitable for the pharmacy's services and are clean and secure. The pharmacy's website gives people clear information about who is providing its services.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy largely
provides its services safely. It obtains its medicines from licensed sources
and manages them appropriately so that they are safe for people to use. It
takes the right action in response to safety alerts so that people get
medicines and medical devices that are safe to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services. The pharmacy uses its equipment to help protect people’s personal 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 |