Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 14/08/2026
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Pharmacy context
This is a traditional community pharmacy, situated on a main road of a suburban residential area, serving the local population. It mainly prepares NHS prescription medicines, and it supplies several local care homes. The pharmacy orders people's repeat prescriptions on their behalf. A large number of people also receive their medicines in weekly multi‐compartment compliance packs to help make sure they take them safely. The pharmacy provides other NHS services including flu vaccinations, Pharmacy First, local minor ailment treatments and substance misuse treatment services. It also has a home delivery service. This was an intelligence-led inspection of the pharmacy following information received by the GPhC. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion. The pharmacy was last inspected in June 2024 and all standards were met.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
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 |