Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 17/11/2025
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located within a superstore on the edge of a town centre
and is open for 100 hours each week. Between 8000 and 8500 prescription items are dispensed each month. Drug
user services are provided for one patient who has their consumption of a
schedule 2 controlled drug supervised. Services offered include over the
counter (OTC) sales of medicines, NHS & private dispensing, medication use
reviews (MURs), new medicines service (NMS), a prescription collection service
and, under patient group directions, a minor ailments scheme, a locally
commissioned emergency supply scheme, emergency hormonal contraception, malaria
prophylaxis, treatments for erectile dysfunction and flu vaccinations. The
pharmacy offers blood pressure testing and health checks. The pharmacy is
registered to receive referrals under the NHS urgent medicine supply advanced
service (NUMSAS) and the digital minor illness referral scheme (DMIRs). ?
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 |