Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 27/10/2021
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the centre of the village of Uddingston, Lanarkshire. The pharmacy sells over-the-counter medicines and dispenses NHS prescriptions. It delivers medicines for some people to their homes and supplies some people with their medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help them with taking their medicines. The pharmacy team advises on minor ailments and provides the NHS Pharmacy First service. The pharmacy has a 24-hour collection point which allows people to collect their dispensed medicines at any time, including outside of the pharmacy’s opening hours. The inspection was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team generally follows written procedures that are in place to help team members manage the risks associated with the services the pharmacy provides to people. Team members discuss why near miss errors happen during the dispensing process and put into place ways they can reduce the risk of similar errors happening again. The pharmacy suitably protects people’s private information, and the team members are confident in their ability to help safeguard vulnerable adults and children. The pharmacy keeps most of the records it needs to by law.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's team members have the skills to safely provide the pharmacy's services. They manage their workload well, support each other as they work and help each other improve their skills. They can raise professional concerns where necessary and they actively discuss ways the pharmacy can improve the way it manages its services.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are highly professional are appearance and is kept clean and secure. The team works well to keep tidy the areas where it dispenses medicines. The pharmacy has a suitable sound‐proofed room where people can have private conversations with the pharmacy team members.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy offers a range of accessible services that support people’s health needs. The pharmacy appropriately manages its services. It obtains its medicines from reputable sources. And it mostly stores and manages them as it should. The pharmacy has a well-managed 24-hour collection point to allow people to collect their medicines at any time of day including outside of the pharmacy’s opening hours.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs for its services. And it appropriately uses its equipment to 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 |