Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 18/05/2026
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Pharmacy context
This is an independent pharmacy situated off a main road, in a parade of shops on a residential area. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions. The pharmacy provides the Pharmacy First service, Hypertension Case-Finding service, free contraception, flu vaccination service and dispenses veterinary prescriptions. It can also arrange deliveries of medications to people in the community. This was a desktop reinspection following an inspection in March 2026 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.7 and 4.4. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. The pharmacy provided evidence that it has relocated the bagged medicines awaiting collection into the dispensary to ensure confidentiality is maintained. And it maintains records to show that drug alerts are now dealt with promptly to ensure all stock is fit for use.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
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 |