Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 12/11/2025
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Pharmacy context
This 100 hour pharmacy is located on the main street in the seaside town of Felixstowe in Suffolk and serves a predominantly elderly population and a number of local care homes.
In addition to traditional dispensing services, the pharmacy provides around 10 Medicines Use Review (MUR) each week and occasional New Medicine Service (NMS) consultations.
Methadone and buprenorphine are supplied to one supervised and three collecting patients.
The pharmacy had previously provided a range of sexual health services but it was reported that these had been discontinued due to the cost of having the required DBS checks.
Medicines are assembled in to Monitored Dosage System (MDS) trays for around 50 monthly, one fortnightly and three weekly patients.
Blood pressure checks were carried out by the pharmacist and two members of staff.
There is a daily 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 |