Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 18/02/2025
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Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is situated in an industrial unit in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The pharmacy’s main services is dispensing NHS prescriptions and providing some NHS services remotely including Pharmacy First and a contraception service. It dispenses some medicines to people in multi-compartment compliance packs to help them take their medicines correctly. People do not visit the pharmacy in person, the pharmacy delivers medicines to some people’s homes.
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
Pharmacy details
Unit 5-6, The Guide Business Centre
School Lane
Guide
Blackburn
BB12QH
England
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 |