Inspection outcome: Standards not all met
Last inspection: 27/02/2025
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Improvement action plan
Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is situated in Preston city centre. It dispenses private prescriptions and sells over-the-counter medicines both in-person and online via its website www.medcare-healthclinic.com. It also provides a range of services including travel vaccinations, and a private phlebotomy service. It offers a pharmacist led prescribing service to issue prescriptions for weight loss medicines, travel medicines, and other specific health conditions.
This was the first routine inspection of the pharmacy since it was registered in September 2024.
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 does 'pharmacy has not met all standards' mean?
When a pharmacy has not met all standards, they are required to complete an improvement action plan, which you can find via a link at the top left of this page. We monitor progress to check the improvements are made and inspect again after six months to make sure the pharmacy is maintaining these improvements. A new report will then be published.