Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 13/06/2019
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is located along a small shop parade in Waltham Cross. It dispenses NHS prescriptions which it mainly receives from two local GP surgeries. It supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance aids. The pharmacy provides Medicines Use Review (MUR) and New Medicine Service (NMS) consultations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy generally manages its risks well. It monitors its dispensing service to make improvements. Its team members keep the legal records that they need to and generally make sure these are accurate. They manage confidential information well. And they know how to protect vulnerable people.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough staff to safely provide its services. Its team members are suitably qualified to perform their roles. They complete some ongoing training to keep them up to date, and they refer to the pharmacist when appropriate.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy safely provides its services from suitable premises.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy generally manages its services well, and it stores its medicines appropriately. The pharmacy’s team members generally make sure its medicines are fit for purpose. They largely provide suitable advice, so people can safely use their medicines.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy appropriately maintains the equipment and facilities it needs, to safely provide its services.
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 |