Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 26/01/2023
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is attached to a large medical centre in Cudworth, near Barnsley. It dispenses NHS prescriptions and sells a range of over‐the‐counter medicines. Pharmacy team members provide services to people, including the NHS Hypertension Case Finding Service, seasonal flu vaccinations and the NHS New Medicine Service (NMS). And they deliver medicines to people’s homes.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy adequately identifies and manages risks associated with its services. And it has documented procedures to help it provide services effectively. Pharmacy team members understand their role in helping to protect vulnerable people. And they suitably protect people’s private information. They record and discuss the mistakes they make so that they can learn from them. But they don't always identify why mistakes happen and so they may miss opportunities to make improvements to the pharmacy's services.
Principle 2. Staff
Pharmacy team members have the right qualifications and skills for their roles and the services they provide. They complete appropriate training to keep their knowledge up to date. They effectively discuss and implement changes to improve their services and make the pharmacy safer. Team members feel comfortable raising concerns with the right people if necessary. And they feel well supported by their colleagues and manager.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy is clean and properly maintained. It provides a suitable space for the services it provides. And it has a consultation room where people can speak to pharmacy team members privately.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Pharmacy team members manage the pharmacy’s services well to make sure that people receive the care they need. And they effectively use technology to help them do this. The pharmacy’s services are accessible to people, including people using wheelchairs. It sources its medicines appropriately. And it has processes in place to help people manage the risks of taking high-risk medicines.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy has the necessary equipment available, which it properly maintains. And it manages and uses the equipment in ways that protect people’s confidentiality.
Pharmacy details
Cudworth Health Centre
Carlton Street
Cudworth
BARNSLEY
S728ST
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 |