Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 07/07/2025
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Pharmacy context
A branch of a chain of pharmacies. This branch is situated in a busy market. The pharmacy dispenses approximately 2000 items per month. As well as core services the pharmacy offers: MUR, NMS, flu and pneumococcal vaccinations, minor ailments and needle exchange. The pharmacy was also part of the Superdrug online doctor scheme. The pharmacy also supplied buprenorphine/methadone on instalment prescriptions to approximately 11 patients, 5 of whom were supervised. An MDS service is provided to approximately 7 patients all based in the community. The pharmacy was closed on Sunday, whilst the store was open. A new pharmacy manager had taken over two weeks ago prior to which the pharmacy had been run by locum pharmacists.
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 |