Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 08/01/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy situated in a row of shops in the town centre. Most of its activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions and selling medicines over the counter. It provides the seasonal flu vaccination service, seasonal Covid-19 vaccinations and the Pharmacy First service. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi‐compartment compliance packs to people who live in their own homes. It delivers medicines to people's homes.
This was an inspection of the pharmacy to follow up on information of concern received by the GPhC. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
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 |