Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 26/06/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy located next door to a GP practice in a residential area. The pharmacy belongs to a small group of pharmacies. As well as dispensing NHS prescriptions the pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs. It also provides flu vaccinations and carries out health checks.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy’s working practices are generally safe and effective. The pharmacy asks its customers for their views. It largely keeps the records it needs to so that medicines are supplied safely and legally. Team members protect people’s private information. And they know how to safeguard vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough team members for the services provided, and they work effectively together and are supportive of one another. They have the appropriate skills, qualifications and training to deliver services safely and effectively.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are generally suitable for the pharmacy’s services and they are kept secure. But team members sometimes struggle with the workspace available and some items are stored on the floor. This could increase the chance of things going wrong or trips and falls.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Pharmacy services are largely delivered in a safe and effective manner. The pharmacy obtains its medicines from reputable sources, and manages them appropriately so that they are safe for people to use.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely.
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 |