Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 04/11/2025
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Pharmacy context
A Boots pharmacy located inside a Waitrose surgery in Lymington. The pharmacy serves the local population which is fairly affluent and has a large elderly population.
The pharmacy dispenses around 13,000 items a month and as well as the NHS Essential Services, they provide supervised consumption, travel vaccinations including Yellow Fever, meningitis B vaccinations, pneumonia vaccinations, influenza vaccinations services, EHC via a PGD, chlamydia testing, erectile dysfunction services, hair retention services and they offer a deliver service.
The pharmacy is open from 9am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm on Saturdays and from 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
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 |