Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 13/07/2026
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located on a high street in a primarily residential area of Edinburgh. It dispenses NHS prescriptions and sells a range of over‐the‐counter medicines. Pharmacy team members provide other healthcare services including the NHS Pharmacy First Service and it delivers medicines to some people’s homes. They provide medicines in multi‐compartment compliance packs to help people take their medicines. This was a reinspection following an inspection in February 2026 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 2.1 and 4.3. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. Since the last inspection, the pharmacy is managing all aspects of it’s workload within its operating hours and is being more regularly supported by company relief pharmacists. The pharmacy disposes of patient returned waste correctly and is following an expiry-date checking process.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 2. Staff
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 |