Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 05/03/2025
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Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is located on an industrial estate in the city of Colchester in Essex. The majority of its services are the dispensing and delivery of NHS prescriptions and multi-compartment compliance packs to people in the Essex area.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in August 2024 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.2,1.5,1.6,2.2,3.1 & 4.3. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. The pharmacy is now regularly recording near misses and dispensing errors, has appropriate insurance arrangements in place and is largely keeping the records it needs to by law. It has also made sure all team members required to be on training courses have been enrolled, removed obstructions blocking its fire exit, tidied up the pharmacy shelves, and safely disposed of a large amount of waste medicines.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 2. Staff
Principle 3. Premises
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 |