MedkingGPhC

Pharmacy context

This is a distance selling pharmacy which primarily offers services to people through its website www.medking.co.uk. The pharmacy first opened in February 2024. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, and it provides some other NHS funded services. The pharmacy team dispenses medicines into multi-compartment compliance packs for people to help make sure they remember to take them. It is not open to members of the public without an appointment, so it delivers medicines directly to people’s homes.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy generally manages the risks associated with its services to make sure people receive appropriate care. Members of the pharmacy team follow written procedures to make sure they work safely. The pharmacy team keeps people’s information safe and team members understand their role in supporting vulnerable people.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough team members to manage the workload and the services that it provides. The team members plan absences in advance, so the pharmacy has enough cover to provide the services. They work well together in a supportive environment, and they can raise concerns and make suggestions.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy provides a safe, secure and professional environment for the provision of healthcare services. The pharmacy’s website provides clear and accurate information.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy manages its services and supplies medicines safely. It gets its medicines from licensed suppliers and stores them securely and at the right temperature, so they are safe to use.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide services safely. The pharmacy team stores and uses the equipment in a way that keeps people’s information safe.

Inspection history summary