Allied Pharmacy FromeGPhC

Pharmacy context

This is a community pharmacy located in a small suburban shopping park in Frome. It serves its local population which is mixed in age range and background. The pharmacy opens six days a week. The pharmacy sells a range of over-the-counter medicines, dispenses NHS prescriptions, provides flu vaccinations and dispenses multi-compartment compliance aids for people to use in their own homes.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has written procedures to help make sure the team works safely. Pharmacy team members are clear about their roles and responsibilities. Pharmacy team members record and review mistakes that happen and use this information and learning to avoid future mistakes. The pharmacy asks its customers and staff for their views and uses this to help improve services. It manages and protects people’s confidential information and it tells people how their private information will be used. The pharmacy has appropriate insurance to protect people when things do go wrong. The pharmacy maintains the records that it must keep by law.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy staff have the appropriate skills, qualifications and training to deliver services safely and effectively. The pharmacy team members work well together. They are comfortable about providing feedback and raising concerns and are involved in improving pharmacy services.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy provides a safe and appropriate environment for the provision of pharmacy services. The pharmacy team protects private information and the pharmacy is secure and protected from unauthorised access.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  Pharmacy services are accessible, effectively managed and safely delivered, pharmaceutical stock is appropriately obtained, stored and supplied. Where a medicinal product is not fit for purpose, the team take appropriate action.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has access to the appropriate equipment and facilities to provide the services offered. These are used in a way that helps protect patient confidentiality and dignity.

Inspection history summary