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GPhC Owner: Swiftmeds Ltd
Contractor Trading Name: POTTERY ROAD PHARMACY
Contractor Name: SWIFTMEDS LTD
HWB: READING
Region: SOUTH EAST
Code: FVF36
Type: PHARMACY
Full Address
2A TYLERS PLACE, POTTERY ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG30 6BW
Contact Information
Telephone
0118 9964203Contractor/Dispenser Details
Contractor Name
SWIFTMEDS LTD
Contractor Type
SINGLE CONTRACTOR
Dispenser Account Type
English Pharmacy
Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB)
READING
Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC)
COMMUNITY PHARMACY THAMES VALLEY
Region
SOUTH EAST
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1028993
Trading Name
Pottery Road Pharmacy
Owner Name
Swiftmeds LtdPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 1998-01-01
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
2A Tylers Place, Pottery Road, Tilehurst, READING, Berkshire, RG306BW, 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
06/11/2019
Pharmacy context
A Lloyds pharmacy located in a residential area of Reading opposite a doctor’s surgery. The pharmacy dispenses NHS and private prescriptions, sells a range of over‐the‐counter medicines and provides health advice. The pharmacy also dispenses some medicines in multi-compartment compliance aids for those who may have difficulty managing their medicines at home. The pharmacy provides a supervised consumption service, a flu vaccination service and a local delivery service.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
Overall, the pharmacy’s working practices are safe and effective. Team members record and review their mistakes to help reduce the risk of them happening again. The pharmacy keeps all the records that it needs to by law and it keeps people’s information safe. Team members help to protect vulnerable people.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough staff to provide its services safely. Team members have access to training materials to ensure that they have the skills they need. Pharmacy team members make decisions and use their professional judgement to help people. Team members can share information and raise concerns to keep the pharmacy safe.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The pharmacy is clean, tidy and well maintained. The pharmacy has a private consultation room which is used regularly. The pharmacy is secure when it is closed.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
The pharmacy delivers its services in a safe and effective manner, and people with a range of needs can access them. The pharmacy sources, stores and manages medicines safely, and so makes sure that the medicines it supplies are fit for purpose. The pharmacy responds satisfactorily to drug alerts or product recalls so that people only receive medicines or devices which are safe for them to take.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs for the delivery of its services. It looks after this equipment to ensure it works and is accurate.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 06/11/2019 | 02/12/2019 | Standards met |
Integrated Care Board
NHS THAMES VALLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Code: ES0E000000
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)
Reading 005B
Code: E01016383
Overall Deprivation
Rank 20,289
of 33,755 LSOAs in England (2021)
39.9%
Percentile
Moderate Deprivation
This area is in the middle range of deprivation
Moderate levels of deprivation with mixed socioeconomic characteristics
Quintile (5 groups)
4
of 5
Less Deprived
Middle - 60-80%
Decile (10 groups)
7
of 10
Mid-range
Middle - 60-80%
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Domains weighted differently in overall IMD.
Income
22.5%Rank 16,808
50th percentile
Proportion of people experiencing low income and benefits
Employment
22.5%Rank 22,372
34th percentile
Unemployment and worklessness among working-age people
Health
13.5%Rank 23,656
30th percentile
Health conditions, disability, and premature mortality
Education
13.5%Rank 12,208
64th percentile
Lack of school qualifications and skills
Crime
9.3%Rank 12,587
63rd percentile
Recorded crime and disorder incidents
Housing Barriers
9.3%Rank 12,680
62nd percentile
Housing affordability and access to services
Living Environment
9.3%Rank 31,016
8th percentile
Housing quality and air quality
Last Updated
7 July 2026
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