Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 12/08/2025
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Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy located on the main shopping street in Southsea. The pharmacy is open Monday to Friday 9am – 6pm and Saturdays 9am -1pm, providing mainly an NHS dispensing service (approximately 5,000 items per month) including about 60 community DDS patients. The pharmacy also provide OTC medicines and advice, MUR’s , NMS, collection and delivery service . In addition the pharmacy is a Healthy Living Pharmacy and provides the following services – needle exchange, substance misuse services, EHC , smoking cessation ,alcohol awareness, weight management, blood pressure monitoring and a flu vaccination service during the season. In addition the pharmacy participates in the local “Pharmacy first” minor ailment scheme. The pharmacy is an accredited Healthy Living Pharmacy.
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 |