Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 29/05/2026
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Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is situated in the centre of the village. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions, some of which it delivers to people's homes. It also sells medicines over the counter and offers a range of services including the NHS Pharmacy First service and Hypertension case-finding service. It provides seasonal flu vaccinations and Covid-19 vaccinations. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to people who need this support to help them take their medicines at the right time. It also supplies medicines to some people receiving substance misuse treatment This was a reinspection following an inspection in October 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 2.2, 4.3 and 5.1. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. All the pharmacy team are trained or are enrolled on an accredited training course appropriate for their role. The pharmacy has put in processes to assemble muti-compartment compliance packs safely. And it has suitable equipment to control access for medicines that require secure storage.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 2. Staff
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 |