The Reading PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

This is an independently owned local community pharmacy. It is situated on a small parade of local shops and businesses in Reading. The pharmacy provides a prescription dispensing service. And it sells a selection of over‐the-counter medicines. It gives general healthcare advice. And provides a range of other services such as a hypertension case finding service, a travel vaccination service and the Pharmacy First service. The pharmacy also supplies medicines in multi‐compartment compliance packs for people who need them.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has suitable written procedures in place to help ensure that its team members work safely. And the team understands and follows them. The pharmacy has insurance to cover its services. And it responds well to feedback. The pharmacy completes the records it needs to by law. And its team knows how to protect the safety of vulnerable people. And it protects people’s confidential information properly. The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. Team members respond appropriately when mistakes happen. And they take suitable action to prevent mistakes in the future.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough suitably trained and skilled team members for the tasks it carries out. The pharmacy team manages its workload safely and effectively. And team members support one another well. They are comfortable about providing feedback to one another, so that they can improve the quality of the pharmacy's services.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy’s premises provide an environment which is adequate for people to receive its services. And they are sufficiently clean, tidy and secure.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy provides its services safely and makes them accessible to people. It supports people with suitable advice and healthcare information. The pharmacy team gets its medicines and medical devices from appropriate sources. And team members make the necessary checks to ensure they are safe to use and protect people’s health and wellbeing. The pharmacy ensures that all its medicines are stored correctly and safely.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs to provide services safely. The team uses its facilities and equipment to keep people's private information safe.

Inspection history summary