Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 24/04/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy on the high street of Dunfermline in Fife. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions. And it supplies medicines in compliance packs to some people who need help remembering to take their medicines at the right times. The pharmacy offers a medicines delivery service. And it supplies a range of over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy team advises on minor ailments and medicines’ use. And they provide a number of additional private healthcare services, including a travel health clinic, vaccinations, ear wax removal and blood tests.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in October 2024 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.1, 1.2 and 4.2. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. The pharmacy no longer supplies medicines against private prescriptions issued by online prescribing services. And the pharmacy team share learning from incidents in the pharmacy and make changes to the processes they follow to improve the safety of the pharmacy’s services.
Enforcement action has been taken against this pharmacy, which remains in force at the time of this inspection, and there are restrictions on the provision of some services. The enforcement action taken allows the pharmacy to continue providing other services, which are not affected by the restrictions imposed.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
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 |