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Pharmacy Analytics
Full Address
THE PHARMACY, 10 BRIDGE STREET, BALLATER, AB355QP
Contact Information
Telephone
013397 55409Contractor/Dispenser Details
Dispenser Name
W DAVIDSON & SONS LTD
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1041651
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
10 Bridge Street, BALLATER, Aberdeenshire, AB355QP, 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
22/02/2024
Pharmacy context
This is a community pharmacy in the village of Ballater, a popular tourist destination on Royal Deeside. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions and sells a range of over-the-counter medicines. It also supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs and supplies medicines to people living in care homes. The pharmacist is a prescriber and provides the NHS Pharmacy First Plus service. The pharmacy offers some private services such as flu and travel vaccinations.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
Pharmacy team members follow safe working practices. They record mistakes and learn from them. And they assess their ways of working and change their processes to improve the safety of services. Team members recognise and appropriately respond to safeguarding concerns. They suitably protect people's private information and keep the records they need to by law.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy's team members have the necessary qualifications and skills to safely provide the pharmacy's services. They manage their workload well and support each other as they work. Team members are enthusiastic in their roles and complete regular ongoing learning to keep their knowledge up to date. The pharmacy team proactively engages in improving the delivery of the pharmacy's services. And it shares solutions and ideas with other pharmacies.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The pharmacy premises are suitable for the services it provides. They are clean, secure, and well maintained. And the pharmacy has a suitable, sound‐proofed room where people can have private conversations with the pharmacy's team members.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
The pharmacy makes its services accessible to people. And it manages its services well to help people look after their health. The pharmacy correctly sources its medicines, and it completes regular checks of them to make sure they are in date and suitable to supply. And the pharmacy team provides appropriate advice to people about their medicines.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide safe services. And it uses its facilities to suitably protect people’s private information.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 22/02/2024 | 13/03/2024 | Standards met |
| 29/08/2019 | 15/10/2019 | 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 4,871
of 6,976 data zones in Scotland
30.2%
Percentile
Moderate Deprivation
Within the 31% most deprived in Scotland
Moderate levels of deprivation with mixed socioeconomic characteristics
Quintile (5 groups)
4
of 5
Less Deprived
Within 40% least deprived
Decile (10 groups)
7
of 10
Mid-range
61-70% range
Vigintile (20 groups)
14
of 20
Mid-range
66-70% range
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Ranks are relative.
Income
Rank 4,439
36th percentile
Proportion of people with low income
Employment
Rank 3,611
48th percentile
Working-age people excluded from the labor market
Health
Rank 5,148
26th percentile
Risk of premature death and quality of life impairment
Education
Rank 3,881
44th percentile
Lack of attainment and skills in children and adults
Access to Services
Rank 6,322
9th percentile
Physical and financial accessibility of key services
Crime
Rank 5,542
21st percentile
Risk of personal and material victimization
Housing
Rank 2,501
64th percentile
Quality and availability of housing
Last Updated
11 August 2026
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