Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 20/11/2023
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy opposite a GP surgery on a university campus. Parking on the site is limited, but there is a nearby train station and a local bus service. The pharmacy mainly provides NHS services such as dispensing and provides a supervised consumption service. It offers a travel vaccinations and other vaccinations under patient group directions (PGDs). Most of the people using the pharmacy are from the university, and it also has some people who come from the local Falmer village.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy adequately identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. People can give feedback to the pharmacy about its services. The pharmacy generally keeps the records it needs to by law. And it protects people’s personal information well. Team members know what to do if they have concerns about people’s wellbeing.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough team members to provide its services, and they do the right training for their roles. They do some ongoing training to help keep their knowledge and skills up to date. And they feel comfortable about making suggestions or raising any concerns.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are suitable for the pharmacy’s services, and they are kept secure. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy provides its services safely, and people with a range of needs can access them. It gets its medicines from reputable sources and stores them properly. It takes the right action in response to safety alerts to help ensure that people get medicines and medical devices that are safe to use. But it does not always record what action it has taken, which could make it harder for it to show what it has done if there was a query.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services. And it uses its equipment in a way which helps protect people’s personal information.
Pharmacy details
The Student Centre
University Of Sussex, Refectory Road
Falmer
Brighton
BN19BU
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 |