Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 20/01/2023
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located on a busy high street. It mainly dispenses NHS prescriptions,
and it sells a wide range of over-the-counter medicines. It provides NHS and
private flu vaccinations. It dispenses medication into multi-compartment
compliance packs for care home residents and for some people who need help
taking their medicines. The pharmacy provides a delivery service to care
facilities and to people's homes.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy's team members work well together and have the right qualifications for the jobs they do. They do some additional training to keep their skills up to date. But this is not structured so their learning needs might not always be fully addressed.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean, bright and suitable for the provision of healthcare services. It has a private consultation room so people can have confidential conversations. And the pharmacy prevents unauthorised access to its premises so that it keeps its medicines safe.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy has appropriate safeguards to help ensure it delivers its
services safely. And to make sure it stores and manages its medicines
appropriately. Its team understands what additional checks to make when
supplying higher-risk medicines, to help people take their medicines
safely. It completes a range of checks and audits to help make sure
the pharmacy is providing its dispensing services effectively. And
it keeps records of the medicines it delivers to people, in case of
queries.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
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 |