Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 02/07/2025
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Improvement action plan
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy on the high street in North Berwick, East Lothian. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions. And it supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to help people take their medicines at the right times. There are two pharmacists who are independent prescribers and provide some private services including a weight management service. The pharmacy provides a delivery service and team members offer advice on minor ailments and medicines’ use.
This was an inspection that focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all standards were inspected on this occasion. The last inspection of the pharmacy was in July 2015.
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 |