Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 03/06/2025
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Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is located next to a GP practice in the Saltley area of Birmingham. People who use the pharmacy are from the local community and a home delivery service is available. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, and it provides some other NHS funded services. The pharmacy team dispenses medicines into multi‐compartment compliance packs for people to help make sure they remember to take them. The pharmacy dispenses private prescriptions for a third-party online prescribing service which provides weight loss treatments. The prescribing service is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This inspection focused on this aspect of the pharmacy’s services. Not all standards were inspected on this occasion.
Enforcement action has been taken against this pharmacy, which remains in force at the time of this inspection, and there are restrictions on the provision of some services. The enforcement action taken allows the pharmacy to continue providing other services, which are not affected by the restrictions imposed.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
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 |