Belmont PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

This is a community pharmacy on a busy parade of shops in Harrow, London and serves a diverse community. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. It offers​ the New Medicine Service (NMS), local deliveries, seasonal flu, COVID-19, and travel vaccinations. And it provides several people’s medicines inside multi-compartment compliance packs if they find it difficult to manage their medicines at home.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services in a satisfactory way. Members of the pharmacy team monitor the safety of their services by recording their mistakes and learning from them. Team members understand their role in protecting the welfare of vulnerable people. And the pharmacy largely keeps the records it needs to by law.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy provides its services using a team with various levels of experience. Team members are provided with additional resources which helps keep their skills and knowledge up to date. The pharmacy team is up to date with the workload. But just about adequate levels of staff are available to manage this safely. And members of the pharmacy team are under some pressure as a result.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy’s premises provide a suitable environment for the delivery of its services. The pharmacy is presented appropriately. And it has a separate space for private conversations and services to take place.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  Overall, the pharmacy provides its services appropriately. Members of the pharmacy team can make appropriate adjustments to ensure people easily access the pharmacy’s services. The pharmacy obtains its medicines from reputable sources. Team members routinely identify people who receive higher-risk medicines, make relevant checks, and record the details. This helps ensure people are provided with appropriate advice when these medicines are supplied. And it largely keeps the appropriate records to verify how its services are being run. But the pharmacy could do more to ensure some of its services are administered in accordance with set protocols.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the necessary equipment and facilities it needs to provide its services safely. And team members use them appropriately to keep people’s confidential information safe.

Inspection history summary