Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 21/10/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is an independent community pharmacy, located on a main road in the residential area of Drayton on the outskirts of Portsmouth. The pharmacy is open extended hours : Monday to Friday 8am – 10pm and Saturdays / Sundays 8am- 11pm, providing a range of services – including NHS dispensing (approximately 7,000 items) providing pharmaceutical services for 3 nursing/ residential homes (120 patients in total) together with approximately 40 patients supplied in the community with DDS trays. In addition the pharmacy provides OTC medicines and advice, a seasonal private flu vaccination service, smoking cessation, substance misuse services including supervised consumption , a range of private PGD’s (the most popular being erectile dysfunction , inhalers, EHC and anti malarials), MUR’s, NMS and a collection and delivery service.
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 |