Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 14/08/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a busy supermarket pharmacy close to the town centre of Grantham in Lincolnshire. Its main services include dispensing NHS prescriptions and private prescriptions from Asda’s Online Doctor service. It sells over-the-counter medicines, and it provides people with advice about their general health and travel health needs. The pharmacy also provides NHS consultation services including the Pharmacy First Service, Pharmacy Contraception Service, blood pressure checks and the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This was a routine inspection of the pharmacy which focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion. The pharmacy was last inspected in March 2016.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
What do the inspection outcomes mean?
After an inspection each pharmacy receives one overall outcome. This will be either Standards met or Standards not all met
| The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more of the standards for registered pharmacies |
What do the summary findings for each principle mean?
The standards for registered pharmacies are made up of five principles. The pharmacy will also receive one of four possible findings for each of these principles. These are:
| The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards | |
| The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards | |
| The pharmacy meets all the standards | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more standards |