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Main Chemist (1034108)

Inspection outcome: Standards met

Last inspection: 13/02/2026

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Pharmacy context

This community pharmacy is located in the village centre. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions, some of which it delivers to people's homes. It also sells medicines over the counter and offers the NHS Pharmacy First service, Hypertension case-finding service, and contraceptive service. It supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people who need this support to help them take their medicines at the right time. It supplies medicines to some people receiving substance misuse treatment. It offers some private services including travel vaccinations and ear wax removal. 

This was a targeted reinspection following an inspection in July 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.1 and 1.2. The pharmacy has introduced new standard operating procedures (SOPs) that reflect their current processes for dispensing medicines and staff have access to these SOPs. The pharmacy team are now recording, reviewing, and sharing learning from any mistakes that they make.


Inspection summary findings

Principle 1. Governance

Standards met

Pharmacy details

46 Main Street
Broughton Astley
LEICESTER
LE9 6RD
UK

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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

Met The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies
Not all met 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:

Excellent practice The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards
Good practice The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards
Standards met The pharmacy meets all the standards
Standards not all met The pharmacy has not met one or more standards