Automeds PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

This is a closed pharmacy located in an industrial estate in Dorchester, Dorset. It provides pharmacy services to care homes across the county. The pharmacy is able to provide medicines in multi-compartment compliance aids and as well as the supply of medicines, they provide a New Medicines Service and a delivery service. The pharmacy also provides COVID-19 and flu vaccines.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy’s working practices are generally safe and effective. It has suitable written instructions for members of the team to follow to help to manage risks in providing its services. Team members learn from their mistakes and take action to prevent the same thing happening again. The pharmacy keeps the records it needs to by law to show how it supplies its medicines and services safely. Members of the pharmacy team protect people’s private information. And they understand their role in safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable people.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload. It makes sure its team members are appropriately trained for the jobs they do. They complete regular additional training to help them keep their knowledge up to date and they are able to raise concerns appropriately.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy's premises are bright, clean and secure and suitable for the provision of healthcare services. The pharmacy prevents people accessing its premises when it is closed to protect people's private information and to keep its medicines stock safe. People can have a private conversation with a team member in the consultation room.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy delivers its services in a safe and effective manner, and people with a range of needs can access them. Team members identify people supplied with high-risk medicines so that they can be given any extra information they may need to take their medicines safely. The pharmacy sources, stores and manages medicines safely, and so makes sure that the medicines it supplies are fit for purpose. The pharmacy responds satisfactorily to drug alerts or product recalls so that people only receive medicines or devices which are safe for them to take.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the equipment it needs for the delivery of its services. It looks after this equipment to ensure it works and is accurate.

Inspection history summary