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Victoria Chemist (1093203)

Inspection outcome: Standards met

Last inspection: 26/05/2021

Pharmacy context

The pharmacy is situated in the heart of the community with other shops in the vicinity. The main shopping centre and university are close by. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions and offers a range of over the counter medicines. The pharmacy provides a delivery service to people. The inspection took place during the pandemic. Enforcement action has been taken against this pharmacy, which remains in force at the time of this inspection, and there are restrictions on the provision of some services. The enforcement action taken allows the pharmacy to continue providing other services, which are not affected by the restrictions imposed.

Inspection summary findings

Principle 1. Governance

Standards met

The pharmacy suitably manages the risks associated with the services it provides to people. It acts to help keep members of the public and team members safe during the Covid‐19 pandemic. It maintains the records it needs to by law and keeps people’s private information secure. Its team members record some details of mistakes they make while dispensing so they can learn from each other and prevent similar mistakes from happening again.

Principle 2. Staff

Standards met

The pharmacy has enough team members to deliver safe and effective care. Members of the pharmacy team do the right training for their roles. They work well together and use their judgement to make decisions about what is right for the people they care for. They’re comfortable about giving feedback on how to improve the pharmacy’s services. 

Principle 3. Premises

Standards met

The pharmacy provides a suitable and secure environment for people to receive healthcare. And its premises are clean and tidy. The pharmacy has a room where people can have private conversations with members of the pharmacy team.

Principle 4. Services, including medicines management

Standards met


The pharmacy makes its services easily accessible to people and it manages them appropriately. It sources and stores its medicines properly and completes regular checks to make sure they are in date. 

Principle 5. Equipment and facilities

Standards met

The pharmacy has the equipment and the facilities it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to make sure people’s data is kept secure. And its team makes sure the equipment it uses is clean.

Pharmacy details

118A Victoria Road
MIDDLESBROUGH
TS13HY
England

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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

Met The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies
Not all met 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:

Excellent practice The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards
Good practice The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards
Standards met The pharmacy meets all the standards
Standards not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more standards