London Road PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

This community pharmacy is located on a high street in the city of Sheffield. Its main services include dispensing NHS and private prescriptions and selling over-the-counter medicines. It provides some people with their medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs, and it provides a substance misuse service. It delivers some medicines to people’s homes.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy team members have access to procedures to help support them in managing the pharmacy's services safely. Team members keep people's confidential information safe. And they record details of mistakes made during the dispensing process and they discuss ways to improve patient safety. Team members know how to protect the welfare of vulnerable people and the pharmacy keeps most of the records it needs to by law.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough team members with the right qualifications to help manage its services. Team members support each other and work well together. They are supported by the pharmacy to help them keep their knowledge and skills up to date. Team members provide feedback and implement changes to the way the pharmacy works to help improve efficiency.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy's premises are suitable for the services it provides. It keeps its premises clean, tidy, and organised, and it has sufficient space to store its medicines properly. It keeps its premises secure from unauthorised access. And people can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy provides a range of services that are generally well managed and easy for people to access. The pharmacy appropriately sources its medicines, and the pharmacy team completes checks of the expiry dates to make sure they are fit for purpose. The pharmacy generally stores its medicines appropriately.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the appropriately maintained equipment that it needs to provide its services. And it uses its equipment appropriately to help protect people's confidentiality.

Inspection history summary