Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 10/02/2025
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is located in the centre of the village of Thorney. Its main activities are dispensing NHS prescriptions and providing other NHS services including the Pharmacy First service, the Hypertension Case-finding service, and seasonal flu vaccinations. It supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people to help them take their medicines at the right time. It is open from 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday and closes between 1pm and 2pm for lunch.
This was an inspection of the pharmacy which focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion.
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 |