Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 15/07/2025
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Pharmacy context
This busy community pharmacy is located in the centre of the village. Most people who use the pharmacy are from the local area and a home delivery service is available. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, and it sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. It provides seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccination services and some other NHS funded services including the Pharmacy First Service. The pharmacy supplies a large number of medicines in multi-compartment compliance aid packs to help people take their medicines at the right time. It also provides some private services such as a weight loss clinic.
This was a routine inspection of the pharmacy
which focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all the
Standards were inspected on this occasion. The pharmacy was last inspected in November 2016.
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 |