Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 10/11/2025
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Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is adjacent to a GP practice and is open from 9am to 6pm on weekdays and from 9am to 1pm on Saturdays.
Approximately 10,000 prescription items are dispensed each month, including for 60 patients supplied with compliance packs and 60 substance abuse clinic patients half of whom have supervised consumption of schedule 2 and/or schedule 3 Controlled Drugs.
Services offered include over the counter (OTC) sales of medicines, NHS & private dispensing, medication use reviews (MURs), new medicines service (NMS), a prescription collection and delivery service and, under patient group directions, 'flu vaccination, a minor ailment scheme, a winter ailment scheme, and an urgent repeat medicines scheme.
The pharmacy is in the process of being taken over by Bestway National Chemists Limited and the retail area was recently refitted.
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 |