Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 05/01/2024
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy premises is closed to the public. It primarily provides dispensing services directly to prescribers and aesthetic practitioners. It is located in a small unit within an office building, in the town of Leigh, Greater Manchester. The pharmacy does not have an NHS contract, instead it specialises in supplying non-surgical cosmetic and aesthetic products, and consumables against private prescriptions generated by prescribers via its website www.refinepharma.com.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Members of the pharmacy team follow written procedures to help them work effectively. They record things that go wrong and discuss them to help identify learning. And they take action to reduce the chances of similar mistakes happening again. The pharmacist conducts audits and reviews and uses the findings to improve the pharmacy's services. The pharmacy team keeps the records required by law. And they understand how to keep people's information safe.
Principle 2. Staff
There are enough staff to manage the pharmacy's workload. Members of the pharmacy team complete training so that they understand the services they provide. And they can show how they use their professional judgement to help make sure people receive services safely.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services provided. And the pharmacy’s website displays enough information for people to know who is providing the service.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy team works to professional standards to help it provide services safely and effectively. And the pharmacist completes checks to provide assurance that medicines are being appropriately prescribed. The pharmacy gets its medicines from recognised sources, stores them appropriately and carries out regular checks to help make sure that they are in good condition.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Members of the pharmacy team have access to the equipment they need for the services they provide.
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 |