Futurecare PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

​​The pharmacy is on the outskirts of Bury and provides its services at a distance. People do not access the pharmacy premises to obtain their medicines. The pharmacy mainly dispenses NHS prescriptions including to people living in care homes. And it delivers people's medicines to their homes. It dispenses medicines to some people in multi-compartment compliance packs to help people take their medicines correctly. This pharmacy was inspected during the COVID-19 pandemic.​

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy suitably identifies and manages the risks with its services. It keeps the records it must by law, and it keeps people’s private information secure. Pharmacy team members know the importance of their role in safeguarding vulnerable people. Pharmacy team members record some errors they make. But there is little evidence the pharmacy analyses these errors to learn from them and improve services.​

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has team members with the skills to manage the services it provides. They support each other and manage the workload well. The pharmacy provides some informal ongoing training. But doesn’t always enrol its team members on required qualification training courses in a timely manner.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy premises are appropriate for the services the pharmacy provides. And they are suitably clean, hygienic and secure.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

Inspection history summary