Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 14/02/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a pharmacy situated within a Tesco Extra supermarket on the outskirts of Shoreham-by-Sea. It serves a wide population including many people from outlying villages who come to shop at the store. The pharmacy provides the Pharmacy First scheme as well as a seasonal flu vaccination program.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy manages its risks appropriately. It has written instructions to help its team members work safely. It keeps the records it needs to by law and it has the insurance it needs to protect people if things do go wrong. People who work in the pharmacy talk to each other about the mistakes they make to try to stop the same sort of things happening again. They can explain what they do, what they are responsible for and when they might seek help. They keep people’s private information safe. And they understand their role in protecting vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has sufficient trained team members to provide its services safely and effectively. Members of the pharmacy team work well together and have a work culture of openness, honesty and learning. They know how to raise a concern if they have one. And their professional judgement and patient safety are not affected by targets. The pharmacy provides its team members with the training and support they need. It actively encourages them to improve their skills.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy provides a suitable environment to deliver it services from. Its premises are clean and tidy. And people can receive services in private when they need to.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides services that people can access easily. Its working practices are safe and effective. The pharmacy gets its medicines from reputable sources. And it stores them appropriately and securely. They dispose of people’s unwanted medicines properly. And they carry out checks to make sure the pharmacy’s medicines are safe and fit for purpose.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and the facilities it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to make sure people’s personal information is kept secure. And its team makes sure the equipment it uses is clean.
Pharmacy details
Holmbush Centre
Upper Shoreham Road
SHOREHAM-BY-SEA
BN436TD
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 |