Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 10/01/2025
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is next to a GP surgery in a largely residential area near the seaside town of Herne Bay. It provides NHS dispensing services, the New Medicine Service, the Pharmacy First service and blood pressure checks. And it uses patient group directions for the contraception and travel vaccination services.
This was a reinspection of the pharmacy following an inspection in September 2024 where the pharmacy was found to be not meeting Standards 2.1 and 4.3 but was meeting the other Standards. The reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. Following the last inspection, the pharmacy had reviewed its staffing levels to ensure that its workload was managed effectively. And the pharmacy was currently up to date with its dispensing. The pharmacy had previously not been able to demonstrate that all its medicines requiring refrigeration were being stored appropriately. It had since replaced the affected fridges and records showed that these medicines were now being stored at appropriate temperatures.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 2. Staff
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 |