Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 11/11/2025
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy was situated in front of the checkouts in a Tesco store and serves a diverse range of people.
It has a small counter area and dispenses approximately 6,500 NHS items and 10 private prescriptions per month. It is open 8am – 7pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm Sundays.
The following services are offered: medicine use review (MUR), new medicines service (NMS), monitored dosage systems (MDS) for around 3 or 4 community patients, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol measuring.
The following services are also offered via Patient Group Directives (PGDs): emergency hormone contraception (EHC), Malarone malaria service, erectile dysfunction (ED), seasonal flu and meningitis vaccinations.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
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 |