Wootton PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

The pharmacy was inspected during the COVID-19 pandemic. It had moved to the current site in September 2020 to be closer to a new surgery building in the village. It is located next door to a local supermarket in a parade of four shops. It is in the new housing estate in the village. And is the only pharmacy in the village. It closes between 1pm and 2pm daily.​​​

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  Members of the pharmacy team work to professional standards and identify and manage risks effectively. They record or discuss mistakes they make during the dispensing process, with the regular pharmacist. And they try to learn from these to avoid problems being repeated. The pharmacy generally keeps its records up to date and these show that it is providing safe services. Its team members also understand how they can help to protect the welfare of vulnerable people. The pharmacy team members keep people’s private information safe.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough team members to provide its services safely, and they work effectively together and are supportive of one another. They have the appropriate skills, qualifications and training to deliver services safely and effectively. They have opportunities to progress their pharmacy careers. And they can contribute ideas which make the pharmacy more efficient.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy's premises are clean, secure and provide an appropriate environment to deliver the pharmacy’s services. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  Overall, the pharmacy delivers its services in a safe and effective way and it gets its medicines from reputable sources. Pharmacy team members are helpful and give advice to people about where they can get other support. The pharmacy offers a range of services, which it advertises effectively. It tries to make sure that people have all the information they need so that they can use their medicines safely although there are times when this does not happen consistently. And it must make sure that it always gives people the necessary information about pregnancy prevention when it supplies valproate.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy generally has the right equipment for its services. It makes sure its equipment is safe to use.

Inspection history summary