Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 28/01/2026
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Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the seaside town of Hastings. It is located next to a medical centre, and is in a largely residential area. It provides NHS services such as dispensing and the Pharmacy First service. It offers a range of services using Patient Group Directions (PGDs), including treatment for weight loss and travel vaccinations. It also provides an ear irrigation service, and deliveries to people’s homes. It sometimes supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help support people taking their medicines. But most of the packs are dispensed by another branch.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in October 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.6 and 4.2. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. Since the previous inspection, the pharmacy had improved its record keeping about vaccinations. The records seen were more comprehensive, and included information such as the medicines a person was taking and relevant medical history.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
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 |