Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 09/04/2025
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in a predominantly business area with low residential population. It provides health advice and dispenses private and NHS prescriptions. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs for people who have difficulty taking their medicines at the right time. Other available services include new medicines service (NMS), blood pressure monitoring, travel clinic medicines, prescribing, blood tests and seasonal flu vaccination vaccinations. The pharmacy offers some services via its website https://essentialslondon.com such as private GP and prescriber clinics. The aesthetics service is taking place outside of the registered premises and it is not included in the report.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in July 2024 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.1 and 4.2. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. In this inspection the pharmacy was found to have reviewed and updated risk assessments and procedures for providing its prescribing service.
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 |