Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/12/2025
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Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located within the main shopping precinct in the town centre of Southsea. The pharmacy is open 9am- 5.30pm Monday – Saturday and 10am -4pm on Sundays. The pharmacy provides a range of services Including NHS dispensing (approximately 5,000 items) including 45 patients supplied in the community via DDS trays. In addition the pharmacy provides OTC medicines and advice, Flu vaccinations , smoking cessation, EHC NHS PGD, drug misuse services, needle exchange, MUR’s, NMS and a collection and delivery service. The pharmacy is also an accredited Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP).
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 |