Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/11/2025
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in the centre of the village of Lymm, which is situated outside of Warrington. It mainly dispenses NHS prescriptions, some of which are assembled off-site, using automation, at a hub pharmacy owned by the same company. It provides some NHS services such as Pharmacy First and seasonal flu and covid vaccinations.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in August 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.1 and 1.2. This reinspection focused mainly on those Standards which had previously not been met. Since the previous inspection, the pharmacy has made some improvements to the way it manages risk. Its pharmacy team members are newly appointed and as part of their induction have read the pharmacy’s written procedures. They discuss the mistakes they make during dispensing to learn from them. And they have been enrolled on dispenser qualification training.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
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 |