Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 18/01/2023
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located within a parade of shops on a busy main road. People who use the pharmacy are mainly from the local area. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to people who need help managing their medicines. It provides the New Medicine Service and flu vaccinations. The pharmacy relocated to a larger premises a year ago.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally identifies and manages the risks associated with providing its services. It largely keeps the records it is required to by law. Team members work to written procedures to help provide the pharmacy’s services safely. But some standard operating procedures have not been reviewed for some time, which may mean that the information contained in them is not current. The pharmacy doesn't consistently record or review near misses which may that team members are missing out on opportunities to learn and make the pharmacy’s services safer.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough team members to provide its services, and they work effectively together and are supportive of one another. They generally have the appropriate skills, qualifications and training to deliver services safely and effectively. Team members are given some ongoing training. But this is not very structured, and they are not given time set aside for training. This could make it harder for them to keep their knowledge and skills up to date.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are suitable for the pharmacy’s services and are mostly clean. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area. But the pharmacy could do more to make sure that it keeps its consultation room tidy and free from clutter.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy largely delivers
its services in a safe and effective manner. It obtains its medicines from
reputable sources, and generally manages them appropriately so that they are
safe for people to use. It takes the right action in response to safety alerts.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. It 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 |