Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 03/12/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a high street community pharmacy in an affluent rural town. There are large numbers of elderly patients, and the surrounding area holds many commuters. The main business of the pharmacy is dispensing NHS prescriptions, of which it dispenses around 9000-10000 items a month. Other services offered include:
OTC sales
Blister packing (around 100 community patients)
Medicine use reviews (MURs) and new medicines service (NMS)
Medication deliveries
Health checks (blood pressure, cholesterol, and body mass index)
Minor ailments scheme
Flu vaccinations (when in season) under a patient group direction (PGD)
The pharmacy is open 09:00 to 19:00 on weekdays, and 09:00 to 17:30 on Saturdays. A smoking cessation service is planned for the future.
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 |