Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 17/04/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy inside a supermarket close to the centre of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. It’s team members sell over-the-counter medicines and provide advice. And the pharmacy offers the Pharmacy First Service, the New Medicine Service (NMS), as well as seasonal flu vaccinations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy effectively identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. Members of the pharmacy team monitor the safety of their services by recording their mistakes and learning from them. This has made internal processes safer. Team members understand their role in protecting the welfare of vulnerable people. The pharmacy protects people’s private information appropriately. And the pharmacy generally keeps the records it needs to by law.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has an adequate number of staff to manage its workload. Members of the pharmacy team are very capable with a range of skills and experience. The company provides its team members with resources so they can complete ongoing training. This helps keep their skills and knowledge up to date. However, their performance has not been reviewed for some time. This could limit their ability to discuss feedback and concerns.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy’s premises provide a suitable environment for the delivery of its services. The pharmacy is clean. And it has a separate space for private conversations and services to take place.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy is open for extended hours and team members help ensure that people with a range of needs can easily access the pharmacy's services. The pharmacy obtains its medicines from reputable sources, and it stores as well as manages them well.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the necessary equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. And team members use them appropriately to keep people’s confidential information safe.
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 |