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GPhC Owner: Avalake Limited
Contractor Trading Name: WELLBEING PHARMACY
Contractor Name: AVALAKE LIMITED
HWB: SUFFOLK
Region: EAST OF ENGLAND
Code: FFL56
Type: PHARMACY
Full Address
ORCHARD ST MEDICAL CENTRE, ORCHARD STREET, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK, IP4 2PU
Contact Information
Telephone
01473 210780Contractor/Dispenser Details
Contractor Name
AVALAKE LIMITED
Contractor Type
MORE THAN 5 SHOPS
Dispenser Account Type
English Pharmacy
Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB)
SUFFOLK
Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC)
COMMUNITY PHARMACY NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK
Region
EAST OF ENGLAND
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1037174
Trading Name
Wellbeing Pharmacy
Owner Name
Avalake LimitedPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 1998-09-30
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
Orchard Street Medical Centre, Orchard Street, IPSWICH, Suffolk, IP42PU, England
Region: East of England
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
21/11/2019
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is in the same building as a medical practice a short walk from the town centre of Ipswich. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions. And it provides Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) and occasional New Medicine Service (NMS) consultations. It offers a range of sexual health services including contraception under the C-Card scheme and emergency hormonal contraception. A small number of people use the substance misuse service including needle exchange. The pharmacy offers a range of Health-checks including blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol as well as a smoking cessation service. It delivers medication to people in their own homes on five days a week. The pharmacy administers flu vaccinations during the winter season.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services to help provide them safely. It records and regularly reviews its mistakes and can show how the team learns and improves from these events. Team members have clear roles and responsibilities. The pharmacy asks the people who use the pharmacy for feedback. Team members know how to protect vulnerable people. And they keep people’s personal information safe. The pharmacy mostly keeps the records it needs to by law. But it could do more to ensure these records are kept up to date.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough team members to manage its workload safely. They are appropriately trained and have a good understanding about their roles and responsibilities. They make suggestions to improve safety and workflows where appropriate. They are provided with feedback and have regular appraisals to identify any opportunities for development or learning.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The pharmacy team keeps the pharmacy secure, tidy and generally clean. There is some scope for routine maintenance. The pharmacist has an area to check prescriptions and this is kept clear to help reduce the risk of mistakes. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
The pharmacy provides its services safely and effectively. It gets its medicines from reputable suppliers and largely stores them properly. It makes sure that multi-compartment compliance packs for people who need help managing their medicines are dispensed safely. Its team members identify and give advice to people taking high-risk medicines to make sure that they are taken safely. And team members take the right action if any medicines or devices need to be returned to the suppliers. This means that people get medicines and devices that are safe to use.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs for its services and it largely maintains it appropriately. It uses its equipment to help protect people's personal information.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 21/11/2019 | 19/05/2020 | Standards met |
Integrated Care Board
NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Code: ET6Y000000
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)
Ipswich 007H
Code: E01033129
Overall Deprivation
Rank 2,191
of 33,755 LSOAs in England (2021)
93.5%
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)
1
of 10
Most Deprived
Bottom 20%
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Domains weighted differently in overall IMD.
Income
22.5%Rank 4,011
88th percentile
Proportion of people experiencing low income and benefits
Employment
22.5%Rank 2,993
91st percentile
Unemployment and worklessness among working-age people
Health
13.5%Rank 2,633
92nd percentile
Health conditions, disability, and premature mortality
Education
13.5%Rank 2,018
94th percentile
Lack of school qualifications and skills
Crime
9.3%Rank 452
99th percentile
Recorded crime and disorder incidents
Housing Barriers
9.3%Rank 16,202
52nd percentile
Housing affordability and access to services
Living Environment
9.3%Rank 5,941
82nd percentile
Housing quality and air quality
Last Updated
6 May 2026
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