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GPhC Owner: Saffron Apothecaries (Leicester) Ltd
Contractor Trading Name: SAFFRON LANE PHARMACY
Contractor Name: SAFFRON APOTHECARIES LIMITED
HWB: LEICESTER CITY
Region: MIDLANDS
Code: FCJ00
Type: PHARMACY
Full Address
501 SAFFRON LANE, LEICESTER, LE2 6UL
Contact Information
Telephone
0116 2832981Contractor/Dispenser Details
Contractor Name
SAFFRON APOTHECARIES LIMITED
Contractor Type
SINGLE CONTRACTOR
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
9010759
Trading Name
Saffron Pharmacy
Owner Name
Saffron Apothecaries (Leicester) LtdPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 2017-11-01
Renewal Date: 2026-08-31
Expiry Date: 2026-10-31
GPHC Registered Address
501 Saffron Lane, LEICESTER, LE26UL, 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
18/10/2023
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy situated on a main road in a Leicester suburb. Most of its activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions and selling medicines over the counter. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi‐compartment compliance packs to people who live in their own home. The pharmacy is providing the NHS Covid-19 autumn vaccination programme and NHS flu vaccinations.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
Overall, the pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with the provision of its services. Its team members have defined roles and accountabilities. And the pharmacy manages people’s electronic personal information safely. The pharmacy has some procedures to learn from its mistakes. But because it does not record all its mistakes, it might miss opportunities to improve its ways of working.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy’s team members work well together to manage the day‐to‐day workload within the pharmacy. They are suitably trained for the roles they undertake. Team members can raise concerns if needed.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The pharmacy presents a professional modern image to people using its services. The pharmacy keeps its premises safe, secure, and appropriately maintained. And it has made changes to help keep its team members and people using the pharmacy safer from the risk of catching infectious diseases.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
The pharmacy's healthcare services are suitably managed and are accessible to people. The pharmacy gets its medicines and medical devices from reputable sources. It stores them safely and it knows the right actions to take if medicines or devices are not safe to use to protect people’s health and wellbeing.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment and facilities it needs for the services it provides. It maintains its equipment so that it is safe to use.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 18/10/2023 | 30/10/2023 | 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 031B
Code: E01013614
Overall Deprivation
Rank 9,598
of 33,755 LSOAs in England (2021)
71.6%
Percentile
Moderate Deprivation
This area is in the middle range of deprivation
Moderate levels of deprivation with mixed socioeconomic characteristics
Quintile (5 groups)
2
of 5
Very Deprived
Middle - 20-40%
Decile (10 groups)
3
of 10
Mid-range
Middle - 20-40%
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Domains weighted differently in overall IMD.
Income
22.5%Rank 12,895
62nd percentile
Proportion of people experiencing low income and benefits
Employment
22.5%Rank 12,612
63rd percentile
Unemployment and worklessness among working-age people
Health
13.5%Rank 10,808
68th percentile
Health conditions, disability, and premature mortality
Education
13.5%Rank 11,842
65th percentile
Lack of school qualifications and skills
Crime
9.3%Rank 3,724
89th percentile
Recorded crime and disorder incidents
Housing Barriers
9.3%Rank 11,186
67th percentile
Housing affordability and access to services
Living Environment
9.3%Rank 4,323
87th percentile
Housing quality and air quality
Last Updated
6 May 2026
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