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GPhC Owner: Safys Limited
Contractor Trading Name: SAFYS CHEMIST
Contractor Name: SAFYS LIMITED
HWB: LEICESTER CITY
Region: MIDLANDS
Code: FC265
Type: PHARMACY
Full Address
139 MELTON ROAD, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE4 6QS
Contact Information
Telephone
0116 2667324Contractor/Dispenser Details
Contractor Name
SAFYS LIMITED
Contractor Type
MORE THAN 5 SHOPS
Dispenser Account Type
English Pharmacy
Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB)
LEICESTER CITY
Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC)
LEICESTERSHIRE LPC
Region
MIDLANDS
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1034105
Trading Name
Safys Chemists
Owner Name
Safys LimitedPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 2001-07-01
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
139 Melton Road, LEICESTER, Leicestershire, LE46QS, England
Region: East Midlands
What are GPhC inspection reports?
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) inspects registered pharmacies against five standards. Reports show whether the pharmacy met the standards, with improvement or enforcement action where needed. Premises ID is the same as the pharmacy's GPhC registration number.
Inspection outcome
Standards met
Last inspection
17/09/2021
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy situated on a busy main road in Leicester. Most of its activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions and giving advice about medicines over the counter. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to people who live in their own home. Other services that the pharmacy provides includes flu vaccinations as both an NHS and private service and the ‘fit-to-fly’ Covid-19 test. The pharmacy also delivers medicines to people’s homes. This inspection was undertaken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
Overall, the pharmacy adequately identifies and manages the risks associated with the provision of its services. Its team members have defined roles and accountabilities. The pharmacy manages people’s personal information safely. The pharmacy mainly has adequate procedures to learn from its mistakes. But it doesn't record the regular review of its mistakes so it could be missing opportunities to learn from them.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy’s team members work well together and adequately manage the workload within the pharmacy. They are suitably trained for the roles they undertake and are supported in their development. Team members can raise concerns if needed.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The pharmacy keeps its premises safe, secure, and appropriately maintained. The pharmacy makes changes to help keep staff and people using the pharmacy safe during the pandemic.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
The pharmacy proactively speaks to people who may be at higher risk of ill health to provide support and advice. The pharmacy has changed the way it provides services during the Covid-19 pandemic to keep its staff and the people who use its services safe. The pharmacy gets its medicines and medical devices from reputable sources. It mainly stores them safely and it takes the right actions if medicines or devices are not safe to use to protect people’s health and wellbeing.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 17/09/2021 | 11/10/2021 | Standards met |
Integrated Care Board
NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Code: E54000015
English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
Understanding IMD
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) measures relative deprivation across England. It ranks all 33,755 LSOAs (England, 2021 boundaries) from most deprived (rank 1) to least deprived (rank 33,755).
Key Points:
Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA)
Leicester 007B
Code: E01013626
Overall Deprivation
Rank 5,137
of 33,755 LSOAs in England (2021)
84.8%
Percentile
Low Deprivation
This area is in the least deprived 20% nationally
Lower levels of deprivation typically indicate better access to resources and services
Quintile (5 groups)
1
of 5
Most Deprived
Bottom 20% - Most deprived
Decile (10 groups)
2
of 10
Most Deprived
Bottom 20%
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Domains weighted differently in overall IMD.
Income
22.5%Rank 4,962
85th percentile
Proportion of people experiencing low income and benefits
Employment
22.5%Rank 11,696
65th percentile
Unemployment and worklessness among working-age people
Health
13.5%Rank 19,258
43rd percentile
Health conditions, disability, and premature mortality
Education
13.5%Rank 1,899
94th percentile
Lack of school qualifications and skills
Crime
9.3%Rank 14,561
57th percentile
Recorded crime and disorder incidents
Housing Barriers
9.3%Rank 3,439
90th percentile
Housing affordability and access to services
Living Environment
9.3%Rank 1,059
97th percentile
Housing quality and air quality
Last Updated
4 March 2026
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