Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 28/03/2025
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Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located on a local high street in Walthamstow, London. The pharmacy provides NHS services such as dispensing prescriptions, the New Medicine Service (NMS), COVID and flu vaccinations and the Pharmacy First service. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi‐compartment compliance packs to people who need this support to manage their medicines at home, and it offers a limited delivery service. The pharmacy also runs a travel clinic and offers some other private services using patient group directions (PGDs).
This was a reinspection following an inspection in October 2024 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.1 and 1.6. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. Since the last inspection the pharmacy has ceased its prescribing service but has put in place a standard operating procedure and risk assessment for the prescribing service in preparation for when it restarts.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
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 |