Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 24/10/2025
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in Marazion, Cornwall. It dispenses NHS and private prescriptions and provides advice to people about long- and short-term conditions. The pharmacy offers a range of NHS services including flu and COVID-19 vaccinations, the NHS Pharmacy First service, the NHS New Medicines service and NHS Emergency Contraception service. It also provides locally commissioned Walk-in Consultation and Emergency Supply services. The pharmacy dispenses medicines and provides support to people who use drugs. It also offers a delivery service.
This was a desktop reinspection following an inspection in February 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standard 1.6. This reinspection focused on the Standard which had previously not been met. At the previous inspection, the pharmacy did not maintain a running balance for all of the controlled drugs it held. And it did not always investigate discrepancies that were identified. This did not meet best practise guidance and meant that a full audit trail was not available for some controlled drugs. The pharmacy had since implemented regular balance checks and had investigated all discrepancies.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
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 |