Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 05/09/2019
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in the centre of Lairg. It dispenses NHS prescriptions and provides a range of extra services. The pharmacy collects prescriptions from the local surgeries. And it supplies medicines in multi-compartmental compliance packs when people need extra help with their medicines. Consultation facilities are available. And people can be seen in private.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy team members work to professional standards. They provide safe services and look after people’s welfare. The pharmacy keeps records of mistakes when they happen. And senior pharmacy team members carry out checks to make sure the pharmacy is running safely. The team members discuss the need for improved safety measures. And there is ongoing service improvement. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law. And it provides regular training to keep confidential information safe. It understands its role in protecting vulnerable people. And team members complete regular training to ensure they are up-to-date with safeguarding requirements. People using the pharmacy can raise concerns. And team members know to follow the company's complaints handling procedure. This means that they listen to people and put things right when they can.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy monitors its staffing levels and ensures it has the right number of pharmacy team members throughout the week. The pharmacy team members reflect on their performance. And they identify and discuss their learning needs at regular review meetings to keep up to date. The pharmacy encourages and supports the pharmacy team to learn and develop. And it provides access to ongoing training. The pharmacy team members support each other in their day-to-day work. They can speak up at regular meetings to keep services safe and effective.
Principle 3. Premises
The premises are clean and provide a safe, secure and professional environment for people to receive healthcare.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy is accessible to people with mobility difficulties. It displays its opening times in the window. And provides access to healthcare information leaflets to let people know what services and support are available. The pharmacy has working instructions in place for its services. And these support the pharmacy team to work in a safe and effective way. The pharmacy dispenses multi-compartmental compliance packs. And supplies extra information to support these people to take their medicines. The pharmacy sources, stores and manages its medicines appropriately. It updates the pharmacy team about high-risk medicines. And this means that team members know when to provide people taking these medicines with extra information.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide safe services. And it keeps its equipment well maintained.
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 |