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Pharmacy Analytics
Full Address
THE PHARMACY, MAIN STREET, ABOYNE, AB345HT
Contact Information
Telephone
013398 86445Contractor/Dispenser Details
Dispenser Name
W DAVIDSON & SON LTD
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1041650
Trading Name
Davidsons Chemist
Owner Name
Walter Davidson & Sons LimitedPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 1998-07-01
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
Ballater Road, ABOYNE, Aberdeenshire, AB345HT, 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
29/08/2019
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy on a main street in a village. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions and sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. It also supplies medicines in multi-compartmental compliance packs and provides substance misuse services. The pharmacy supplies acute medicines to care homes. It offers travel vaccination and advice. And it offers flu vaccination during the winter season.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
Pharmacy team members follow processes for all services to ensure that they are safe. The pharmacy updates these written processes regularly. Pharmacy team members record mistakes to learn from them. The pharmacy uses feedback from people to make pharmacy services better. The pharmacy keeps most of the records that it needs to by law. And it keeps people’s information safe. Pharmacy team members help to protect vulnerable people.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough qualified and experienced staff to safely provide its services. The pharmacy compares staff numbers and qualifications to how busy the pharmacy is. And then makes changes if required. This ensures skilled and qualified staff provide pharmacy services. Team members have access to training material to ensure that they have the skills they need. The pharmacy gives them time during the working day to use this training. 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. Staff members make suggestions to improve services. The pharmacy team members discuss incidents. They learn from them to avoid the same thing happening again.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The pharmacy premises are safe and clean and suitable for the pharmacy services provided. The pharmacy team members use a private room for some conversations with people. People cannot overhear these conversations. The pharmacy is secure when closed.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
The pharmacy helps people to ensure that they can all use its services. And it supports people with other services. The pharmacy team provides safe pharmacy services. Team members give people information to help them use their medicines. And they provide extra written information to people with some medicines. The pharmacy gets medicines from reliable sources and stores them properly. The pharmacy team know 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)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 29/08/2019 | 07/10/2019 | Standards 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 5,691
of 6,976 data zones in Scotland
18.4%
Percentile
High Deprivation
Within the 19% most deprived in Scotland
Higher levels of deprivation may indicate greater need for healthcare services and support
Quintile (5 groups)
5
of 5
Least Deprived
Within 20% least deprived
Decile (10 groups)
9
of 10
Least Deprived
Within 20% least deprived
Vigintile (20 groups)
17
of 20
Least Deprived
Within 20% least deprived
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Ranks are relative.
Income
Rank 4,437
36th percentile
Proportion of people with low income
Employment
Rank 4,722
32nd percentile
Working-age people excluded from the labor market
Health
Rank 6,323
9th percentile
Risk of premature death and quality of life impairment
Education
Rank 6,114
12th percentile
Lack of attainment and skills in children and adults
Access to Services
Rank 4,585
34th percentile
Physical and financial accessibility of key services
Crime
Rank 4,765
32nd percentile
Risk of personal and material victimization
Housing
Rank 5,495
21st percentile
Quality and availability of housing
Last Updated
11 August 2026
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