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Gateway Chemist (1040332)

Inspection outcome: Standards met

Last inspection: 15/04/2026

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Pharmacy context

This community pharmacy is located on a main road in Finchley, London. It dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. And it sells medicines over the counter. The pharmacy provides a range of services including NHS Pharmacy First as well as some private services including a travel vaccination service. It supplies medicines in multi-pack compliance packs to some people. And it offers a prescription delivery service to some people in the local area who cannot get to the pharmacy. This was a routine inspection of the pharmacy which focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion. The pharmacy was last inspected in January 2017.

Inspection summary findings

Principle 1. Governance

Standards met

Principle 2. Staff

Standards met

Principle 3. Premises

Standards met

Principle 4. Services, including medicines management

Standards met

Principle 5. Equipment and facilities

Standards met

Pharmacy details

334a Regents Park Road
Finchley Central
LONDON
N3 2LN
UK

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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

Met The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies
Not all met 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:

Excellent practice The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards
Good practice The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards
Standards met The pharmacy meets all the standards
Standards not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more standards