Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 06/06/2023
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is in the large village of Swanland near Hull. It dispenses NHS prescriptions and supplies some people with their medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help them take their medicines properly. And it delivers medicines to several people's homes. The pharmacy offers NHS services including the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service. And it has a private travel clinic, where it provides travel advice and administration of vaccines.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy suitably identifies and manages the risks associated with all its services. It has up-to-date written procedures that the pharmacy team follows. It completes the records it needs to by law and it protects people’s private information properly. Pharmacy team members respond correctly when errors occur. And they take appropriate action to prevent future mistakes.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has a team with an appropriate range of experience and skills to safely provide its services. Team members work well together, and they are good at supporting each other in their day-to-day work. And they discuss ideas to enhance the safe delivery of the pharmacy’s services. Team members have opportunities to receive feedback and complete some training so they can suitably develop their skills and knowledge.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are clean, secure and suitable for the services provided. And the pharmacy has appropriate facilities to meet the needs of people requiring privacy when using its services.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides a range of services which are easily accessible and help people to meet their healthcare needs. Team members manage the pharmacy services well to help make sure people receive medicines when they need them. They store medicines properly and they mostly complete regular checks to make sure medicines are in good condition and suitable to supply.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide safe services. And it uses its facilities to suitably protect people’s private 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 |