Patcham PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

This is a community pharmacy in a village within the boundaries of Brighton and Hove. It is opposite a high school. It dispenses NHS prescriptions, and offers medication deliveries and blood pressure checks. It provides multi-compartment compliance packs to help people take their medicines.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy generally manages the risks associated with its services. This helps people receive services that are safe. The pharmacy largely keeps the records it needs to by law. Its team members know how to protect vulnerable people. And it mostly protects people’s personal information well. But it could do more to make sure that its confidential waste is always destroyed properly.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough trained staff to provide its services safely. Its team members can make suggestions, and the pharmacy uses these ideas to help make improvements. The staff receive ongoing training and updates. This helps keep their knowledge and skills up to date.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The premises are secure and suitable for the pharmacy’s services.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy generally provides its services safely. It obtains medicines from reputable sources and mostly manages them well. It takes the right action when safety alerts are received. This helps it make sure that people get medicines that are safe to use.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the right equipment for its services.

Inspection history summary