Inspection outcome: Standards not all met
Last inspection: 09/04/2026
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Improvement action plan
Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is located on a busy high street in Upper Edmonton, London. It dispenses NHS and private prescriptions. And it sells medicines over the counter. The pharmacy dispenses medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people. And it offers some NHS services such as NHS Pharmacy First and a drug misuse service. This was a reinspection following an inspection in February 2026 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.6, 4.2 and 4.3. Since the last inspection, the pharmacy has implemented a near miss log and has made some changes to improve its practice, however it does not always record near misses regularly. It now records private prescriptions as required and keeps an accurate register of medicines which require additional records. But it still does not regularly audit all of these medicines which which can make it harder to identify any discrepancies. The pharmacy has signed patient group directions (PGDs) available for the services it provides. And team members can explain the guidance about dispensing valproate-containing medicines. The pharmacy now keeps records of its fridge temperatures which show that the temperatures are maintained within the required range. But these are not always recorded every day. The pharmacy still does not keep records of expiry date checks and out of date medicine is stored with in-date medicine on its shelves. And it has not got a set of standard operating procedures which are tailored to the pharmacy and which all team members have read.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
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 does 'pharmacy has not met all standards' mean?
When a pharmacy has not met all standards, they are required to complete an improvement action plan, which you can find via a link at the top left of this page. We monitor progress to check the improvements are made and inspect again after six months to make sure the pharmacy is maintaining these improvements. A new report will then be published.