Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 20/05/2025
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy was located in the popular Cotswold tourist town of Stow on the Wold and dispensed approximately 10 000 NHS prescription items each month with 70% of these being repeats. 70 domiciliary patients received their medication in monitored dosage systems (MDS). NHS enhanced services offered by the pharmacy were medicine use reviews (MURs), new medicine service (NMS) and supervised consumption of methadone and Subutex (just two patients at present). The pharmacy had been under new ownership since 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 |