Bradford PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

The pharmacy is adjacent to a health centre in the suburbs of Bradford. Pharmacy team members mainly dispense NHS prescriptions and sell a range of over-the-counter medicines. And, they offer services including medicines use reviews (MUR) and the NHS New Medicines Service (NMS). Pharmacy team members provide medicines in multi-compartmental compliance packs. They offer a substance misuse service, including supervised consumption. And, they provide flu vaccinations during the winter season.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has procedures to identify and manage risks to its services. And pharmacy team members follow them to complete the required tasks. The pharmacy asks people using the pharmacy for their views. It protects people’s confidential information. And, it generally keeps the records it must by law. Pharmacy team members know how to safeguard the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. They record and discuss mistakes that happen when dispensing. But, they don’t always use the information collected about mistakes to inform the changes they make. So, they may miss opportunities to improve and reduce the risk of further errors.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy team members are suitably qualified and have the right skills for their roles and the services they provide. The pharmacy provides access to comprehensive training materials. Pharmacy team members complete training regularly to improve their knowledge and skills. They reflect on their own performance, discussing any training needs with the pharmacist and other team members. And, they support each other to reach their learning goals. Pharmacy team members feel able to raise concerns and use their professional judgement.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy is clean and properly maintained. It provides a suitable space for the services provided. And, it has a room where people can speak to pharmacy team members privately.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy is easily accessible to people, including people using wheelchairs and people who don’t speak English. And it has systems in place to help provide its services safely and effectively. It stores, sources and manages its medicines safely. Pharmacy team members dispense medicines into devices to help people remember to take them correctly. And, they provide these people with the information they need to identify their medicines. They take steps to identify people taking high-risk medicines. And they provide these people with some advice to help them take their medicines safely.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the necessary equipment available, which it properly maintains. And it manages and uses the equipment in ways that protect people's confidentiality.

Inspection history summary