Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 23/04/2026
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Pharmacy context
This is an independent pharmacy situated on the main road, next to the Vicarage Health Centre. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions. Other services that the pharmacy offers include Pharmacy First service, Emergency Contraception, Minor Aliments service, Hypertension Case Finding service, flu vaccinations, a delivery service and it supplies multi-compartment compliance packs for people in the community who need this additional support. It also provides a supervised administration service for certain medicines. This was a routine inspection of the pharmacy which focused on the core Standards relating to patient safety. Not all the Standards were inspected on this occasion. The pharmacy was last inspected in March 2016.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
Pharmacy details
Units 1-3
Vicarage Lane Health Centre
10 Vicarage Lane
LONDON
E15 4ES
UK
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 |