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Full Address
164 HIGH STREET, MUSSELBURGH, EH217DZ
Contact Information
Telephone
0131 6653139Contractor/Dispenser Details
Dispenser Name
BOOTS UK LTD
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1042766
Trading Name
Boots
Owner Name
Boots UK LimitedPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 1980-04-17
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
164 High Street, Musselburgh, MUSSELBURGH, Midlothian, EH217DZ, Scotland
Region: Scotland
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
01/12/2021
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy on the main road of Musselburgh, a small town close to Edinburgh. It dispenses NHS prescriptions including supplying medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs. And it supplies medicines to people living in care homes. The pharmacy offers a repeat prescription collection service and a medicines’ delivery service. It also provides substance misuse services and dispenses private prescriptions. The pharmacy team advises on minor ailments and medicines’ use. And supplies a range of over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy was inspected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
The pharmacy identifies and manages risks associated with its services well. The pharmacy team members follow written processes for the pharmacy’s services to help ensure they provide them safely. They record and review their mistakes to learn from them and make effective changes to avoid the same mistakes happening again. The pharmacy encourages and uses people’s feedback well to improve its services. It keeps all the records it needs to by law, and it keeps people’s private information safe. Team members know who to contact if they have concerns about vulnerable people.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough qualified and experienced team members to safely provide its service. They are trained and competent for their roles and the services they provide. The pharmacy has a strong culture of effective training and development. And it supports team members with protected time for training during the working day. Team members make decisions within their competence. And they use their professional judgement to ensure the pharmacy delivers its services safely and put people’s health and wellbeing first. Team members make suggestions and raise concerns to help provide the best service possible.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The spacious pharmacy premises are safe and clean and suitable for the pharmacy’s services. The pharmacy has suitable facilities for people to have conversations with team members in private. The pharmacy team members respect and manage people’s confidentiality. The pharmacy is secure when closed.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
The pharmacy helps people to access its services which it provides safely and effectively. Pharmacy team members follow written processes relevant to the services they provide. They support people by providing them with information, and suitable advice to help them use their medicines. And they support care home teams by providing them with additional training and advice to help them administer medicines safely. The pharmacy obtains medicines from reliable sources and stores them properly. It manages stock levels carefully ensuring it has the appropriate amount of medicines in stock. Team members know what to do if medicines are not fit for purpose.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to deliver its services. And it looks after this equipment to ensure it works.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Plans agreed with the pharmacy to address areas where standards were not met.
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 01/12/2021 | 29/12/2021 | Standards met |
| 15/04/2021 | 08/06/2021 | Standards not all met |
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
Understanding SIMD
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) ranks 6,976 data zones from most deprived (1) to least deprived (6,976).
Key Points:
Overall Deprivation
Rank 1,484
of 6,976 data zones in Scotland
78.7%
Percentile
Moderate Deprivation
Within the 22% least deprived in Scotland
Moderate levels of deprivation with mixed socioeconomic characteristics
Quintile (5 groups)
2
of 5
Very Deprived
Within 40% most deprived
Decile (10 groups)
3
of 10
Mid-range
21-30% range
Vigintile (20 groups)
5
of 20
Mid-range
21-25% range
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Ranks are relative.
Income
Rank 1,355
81st percentile
Proportion of people with low income
Employment
Rank 1,238
82nd percentile
Working-age people excluded from the labor market
Health
Rank 1,469
79th percentile
Risk of premature death and quality of life impairment
Education
Rank 2,188
69th percentile
Lack of attainment and skills in children and adults
Access to Services
Rank 5,392
23rd percentile
Physical and financial accessibility of key services
Crime
Rank 1,515
78th percentile
Risk of personal and material victimization
Housing
Rank 1,477
79th percentile
Quality and availability of housing
Last Updated
12 June 2026
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