Tesco Instore PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

This pharmacy is in a Tesco supermarket in Aldershot, Hampshire. It dispenses NHS and private prescriptions, sells a range of over‐the‐counter medicines and provides health advice. The pharmacy also provides New Medicines Service (NMS), blood pressure testing and referral and flu jabs.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy team identifies and manages risks in the pharmacy appropriately. Team members record their mistakes and ensure they learn from them to reduce the likelihood of recurrence. Team members are clear about their roles and responsibilities and work in a safe and professional way. The pharmacy keeps up‐to‐date records as required by the law. The pharmacy keeps people’s private information safe and team members understand their role in protecting the safety of vulnerable people.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload. It makes sure that its team members are appropriately trained for the jobs they do. And they complete additional training to help them keep their knowledge up to date. They can use their professional judgement to decide whether it is safe to supply medicines.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy's premises are clean, tidy and suitable for the provision of its services. The premises are well maintained, and they are secure when closed. Pharmacy team members use a private room for sensitive conversations with people to protect their privacy.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy provides its services in a safe and effective manner, and people with a range of needs can access them. The pharmacy sources, stores and manages medicines safely, and so makes sure that the medicines it supplies are fit for purpose. Team members identify people taking high‐ risk medicines so that they can be given any extra information they may need to take their medicines safely. The pharmacy responds satisfactorily to drug alerts or product recalls so that people only receive medicines or devices which are safe for them to take.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the appropriate equipment and the facilities it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to make sure people’s data is kept secure.

Inspection history summary