Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 21/03/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a distance selling pharmacy located on a parade of shops in Ferndown, Dorset. The pharmacy’s main services include dispensing NHS prescriptions and delivering them. It provides medicines in multi‐compartment compliance aids for people in their own homes and in care homes. The pharmacy also provides a flu and COVID-19 vaccination service.
This was an intelligence-led inspection of the pharmacy following information received by the GPhC. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion. The pharmacy was last inspected in October 2024 and all standards were met.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Pharmacy details
Rear of Ferndown Post Office
97 Victoria Road
Ferndown
BH229HU
United Kingdom
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 |