Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 28/09/2022
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is on an industrial estate in a Cramlington, Northumberland. It has an NHS distance selling contract so people do not access the premises directly. The pharmacy mainly supplies multi-compartment compliance packs to care homes. It delivers people’s medicines to their homes.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy adequately identifies and manages the risks with its services. Team members follow up-to-date written procedures and they keep people’s private information safe. They understand their role in helping to protect vulnerable people. And they keep the records they must by law.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has a team with the qualifications and skills to support its services. Team members work well together, and they support each other to manage the workload. They complete ongoing training to keep their knowledge up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitably clean, tidy, and hygienic. And they are appropriate for the services provided. The pharmacy has enough space to provide services safely.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy manages and delivers its services safely and in an organised manner, including the delivery of medicines to people’s homes. And people can easily contact the pharmacy to access its services. It mostly stores and manages its medicines appropriately. And it gets its medicines from reputable sources. Members of the pharmacy team carry out checks to make sure the pharmacy’s medicines are safe and fit for purpose. And they dispose of people’s unwanted medicines properly.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. And the team makes sure the equipment it uses is clean.
Pharmacy details
Unit 6
South Nelson Road
South Nelson Industrial Estate
CRAMLINGTON
NE231WF
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 |