Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 25/11/2025
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Pharmacy context
This pharmacy is part of a chain of pharmacies. It is located off a main high street in a residential area in Wickford, Essex. In addition to providing NHS dispensing services, the pharmacy provides the Hypertension Case Finding Service, the Pharmacy First service, the Contraception service, and the New Medicines Service. It supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to a number of people to help them take their medicines safely and delivers medicines to some patients.
This was a reinspection following an inspection in May 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standard 2.1. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. On the previous inspection, the pharmacy did not have enough staff to provide its services, and it was behind on its dispensing. On the reinspection, the pharmacy had employed a new team member and was seen to be up to date with its workload.
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 |