Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 28/01/2026
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located in a shopping centre in the city centre, they dispense approximately 10,000 NHS prescription items per month and offer medicines use review (MUR), domiciliary dosage system (DDS) for approximately 30 community patients, new medicine service (NMS), “care at the chemist” minor ailments scheme, prescription collection, substance misuse - including methadone for 20 patients’ (18 supervised consumption), influenza vaccinations for private and NHS patients under patient group directives (PGD), hair loss clinic under a PGD, travel vaccinations under PGDs, cervical cancer vaccinations under a PGD, meningitis B vaccination under a PGD and text messaging as services.
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 |