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Pharmacy Analytics
Full Address
286 HIGH STREET, LINLITHGOW, WEST LOTHIAN, EH497ER
Contact Information
Telephone
01506670280Contractor/Dispenser Details
Dispenser Name
LP NORTH SIXTEEN LTD
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1043062
Trading Name
Dears Pharmacy
Owner Name
LP North Sixteen LimitedPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 2003-08-01
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
286 High Street, LINLITHGOW, West Lothian, EH497ER, 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
14/08/2020
Pharmacy context
This is a busy community pharmacy beside a health centre. It dispenses NHS prescriptions including supplying medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs. It sells a range of over-the-counter medicines, offers flu vaccination during the flu season, offers the NHS smoking cessation service and provides substance misuse services including needle exchange.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
The pharmacy team members follow written processes for all services to help ensure they provide them safely. They record and review their mistakes to learn from them, and make changes to avoid the same mistakes happening again. The pharmacy keeps all the records that it needs to by law and keeps people’s private information safe. Team members help to protect vulnerable people.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough qualified or team members in training to safely provide its services. They have access to training material to ensure that they have the skills they need. The pharmacy gives them time to do this training during the working day. Team members make decisions appropriate to their role and use their professional judgement to help people. They can share information and make suggestions to improve ways of working and keep the pharmacy safe. And they know how to raise concerns if they have any.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The premises are clean, and suitable for the pharmacy’s services. The pharmacy team respects and manages people’s confidentiality.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
The pharmacy helps people to access its services and it provides its services safely. Team members support people by providing them with information and advice to help them use their medicines. And they provide extra written information to people taking higher risk medicines to help them take them safely. The pharmacy obtains medicines from reliable sources and stores them properly. The team knows what to do if medicines are not fit for purpose.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs for the delivery of its services. The pharmacy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14/08/2020 | 14/09/2020 | Standards met |
| 30/09/2019 | 16/12/2019 | 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 2,682
of 6,976 data zones in Scotland
61.6%
Percentile
Moderate Deprivation
Within the 39% 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)
4
of 10
Mid-range
31-40% range
Vigintile (20 groups)
8
of 20
Mid-range
36-40% range
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Ranks are relative.
Income
Rank 2,429
65th percentile
Proportion of people with low income
Employment
Rank 1,850
73rd percentile
Working-age people excluded from the labor market
Health
Rank 2,467
65th percentile
Risk of premature death and quality of life impairment
Education
Rank 4,722
32nd percentile
Lack of attainment and skills in children and adults
Access to Services
Rank 6,910
1st percentile
Physical and financial accessibility of key services
Crime
Rank 2,126
70th percentile
Risk of personal and material victimization
Housing
Rank 1,907
73rd percentile
Quality and availability of housing
Last Updated
6 May 2026
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