Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 15/07/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a pharmacy located in a shopping centre in the city of Aberdeen. Its main service is dispensing NHS prescriptions. The pharmacy provides medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to people to help them take their medicines at the right times. And it provides medicines to people living in care homes. Team members provide advice on minor ailments and medicines use. And the pharmacy provides a private influenza and travel vaccination service.
This was a routine inspection which focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all Standards were inspection on this occasion. The last inspection of the pharmacy was in April 2015.
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 |