Robin Hood PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

This community pharmacy is located along a parade of shops in a residential area and has extended opening hours. It dispenses NHS prescriptions which it receives from several local GP surgeries. It provides a repeat prescription collection and delivery service to help supply people with their medicines. The pharmacy supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help people organise their medicines.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy adequately manages its risks. It records near misses to make improvements to the safety of its dispensing process. The pharmacy keeps necessary legal records and generally makes sure they are accurate. Its team members manage people’s personal information properly. And they know how to protect vulnerable people.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough staff to manage its workload. Its team members are competent in their roles and they have appropriate pharmacy qualifications. They receive some ongoing training to help keep their knowledge up to date.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy provides its services from suitable premises. It has enough space to store and dispense its medicines. And it has appropriate security arrangements to protect its premises.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy adequately manages its services. It stores its medicines appropriately, so that they are safe for people to use. The pharmacy’s team members identify higher-risk medicines and provide appropriate advice to help people to use their medicines safely.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the right equipment and facilities to provide its services. Its team members know to report maintenance issues, so they can be resolved. They use up-to-date reference sources when they provide the pharmacy’s services.

Inspection history summary