Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 09/01/2026
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Pharmacy context
This was a high street pharmacy in a town of mixed demographic including affluence and some deprivation, dispensing around 9500 NHS items per month and a small quantity of private dispensing.
The NHS items included supply to around 50 patients in MDS trays.
Acute prescriptions were dispensed for a local children’s hospice.
Other NHS services provided were the standard Scottish pharmacy contract services – CMS, eMAS, smoking cessation and the gluten free food prescribing service for 20 patients.
Services provided under PGDs were unscheduled care, smoking cessation, emergency hormonal contraception, chloramphenicol ophthalmic products and post-immunisation paracetamol.
A substance misuse service was provided to 8 supervised and 4 ‘takeaway’ methadone clients, and a needle exchange service was provided.
Other services included blood pressure measurement, weight management and a local NHS asthma service.
There was a consultation room with a hatch to the dispensary for supervision. Entrance was controlled using a buzzer.
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 |