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GPhC Owner: Bestway National Chemists Limited
Contractor Trading Name: WELL
Contractor Name: BESTWAY NATIONAL CHEMISTS LIMITED
HWB: KENT
Region: SOUTH EAST
Code: FL923
Type: PHARMACY
Full Address
25 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, KENT, BR8 7TG
Contact Information
Telephone
01322 663209Contractor/Dispenser Details
Contractor Name
BESTWAY NATIONAL CHEMISTS LIMITED
Contractor Type
BESTWAY GROUP
Dispenser Account Type
English Pharmacy
Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB)
KENT
Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC)
KENT LPC
Region
SOUTH EAST
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1032971
Trading Name
Well
Owner Name
Bestway National Chemists LimitedPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 1989-01-30
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
25 Swanley Centre, SWANLEY, Kent, BR87TG, England
Region: South East
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
28/08/2019
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located shopping precinct in a busy town centre surrounded by residential premises. The people who use the pharmacy are mainly older people. The pharmacy receives around 80% of its prescriptions electronically. It provides a range of services, including Medicines Use Reviews, the New Medicine Service, influenza vaccinations (seasonal) and emergency hormonal contraception. It supplies medication in multi-compartment compliance packs to a large number of people who live in their own homes to help them manage their medicines. It supplies medicines to one care home. And it provides substance misuse medications to a small number of people.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
The pharmacy adequately identifies and manages the risks associated with its services to help provide them safely. It records and regularly reviews any mistakes that happen during the dispensing process. It uses this information to help make its services safer and reduce any future risk. It takes steps to protect people’s personal information and regularly seeks feedback from people who use the pharmacy. And it largely keeps its records up to date. Team members understand their role in protecting vulnerable people.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough trained team members to provide its services safely. They are provided with ongoing and structured training to support their learning needs and maintain their knowledge and skills. And they get time set aside in work to complete it. They can raise any concerns or make suggestions. And the team members can take professional decisions to ensure people taking medicines are safe. These are not affected by the pharmacy’s targets.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The premises provide a safe, secure, and clean environment for the pharmacy's services. But the pharmacy could do more to monitor the room temperature during the summer months and ensure that it remains within the right range.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
Overall, the pharmacy manages its services well and provides them safely. It gets its medicines from reputable suppliers and stores them properly. It responds appropriately to drug alerts and product recalls. This helps make sure that its medicines and devices are safe for people to use. People with a range of needs can access the pharmacy’s services.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to help protect people’s personal information.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 28/08/2019 | 11/11/2019 | Standards met |
Integrated Care Board
NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Code: E54000032
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)
Sevenoaks 002B
Code: E01024477
Overall Deprivation
Rank 4,927
of 33,755 LSOAs in England (2021)
85.4%
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 6,083
82nd percentile
Proportion of people experiencing low income and benefits
Employment
22.5%Rank 4,662
86th percentile
Unemployment and worklessness among working-age people
Health
13.5%Rank 7,553
78th percentile
Health conditions, disability, and premature mortality
Education
13.5%Rank 3,408
90th percentile
Lack of school qualifications and skills
Crime
9.3%Rank 1,415
96th percentile
Recorded crime and disorder incidents
Housing Barriers
9.3%Rank 12,794
62nd percentile
Housing affordability and access to services
Living Environment
9.3%Rank 23,414
31st percentile
Housing quality and air quality
Last Updated
6 May 2026
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