Tesco Instore PharmacyGPhC

Pharmacy context

This is a community pharmacy set within a supermarket on the outskirts of Horsham. It opens seven days a week. Most people who use the pharmacy also use the supermarket. The pharmacy sells a range of over-the-counter medicines and dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. It offers winter influenza (flu) vaccinations and private health checks.

Standards by principle

• Principle 1 – Governance

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has written procedures to help make sure its team works safely. It adequately monitors the safety of its services. It has appropriate insurance to protect people if things do go wrong. It generally keeps all the records it needs to by law. And it asks people using its services for their views. People who work in the pharmacy can explain what they do, what they’re responsible for and when they might seek help. They work to professional standards and identify and manage risks appropriately. They learn from the mistakes they make to try and stop them happening again. They understand their role in protecting vulnerable people. And they keep people’s private information safe.

• Principle 2 – Staff

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has enough staff to deliver its services safely. But it doesn’t currently have a person to lead its team. So, sometimes team members don’t do all the tasks they’re expected to do. The pharmacy’s team members make appropriate decisions about what is right for the people they care for. They know how to raise a concern if they have one. And their professional judgement and patient safety are not affected by targets.

• Principle 3 – Premises

  Standards met

  The pharmacy provides a suitable environment for people to receive healthcare.

• Principle 4 – Services

  Standards met

  The pharmacy’s working practices are safe and effective. And its services are accessible to most people. It gets its medicines from reputable sources and it stores them appropriately and securely. The pharmacy’s team members check stocks of medicines to make sure they are fit for purpose. They make sure people have the information they need to take their medicines safely. And they generally dispose of people’s waste medicines safely too.

• Principle 5 – Equipment

  Standards met

  The pharmacy has the appropriate equipment and the facilities it needs to provide its services safely.

Inspection history summary