Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 05/02/2026
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Pharmacy context
This busy community pharmacy is located next to a medical centre. Most people who use the pharmacy are from the local area. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, and it sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. It also provides a seasonal flu vaccination service, a Covid-19 vaccination service and some other NHS funded services including the Pharmacy First Service. It supplies some medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help people take their medicines at the right time.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in August 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 4.3. This reinspection focused on those Standard which had previously not been met. Following the last inspection, the pharmacy had made some improvements. It regularly checked the expiry dates of its stock medicines and kept a record to demonstrate this. And higher-risk medicines had been moved to help prevent unauthorised access. Fridge temperatures were also being routinely checked.
Inspection summary findings
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 |