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Pharmacy Analytics
Full Address
20/22 CASTLE STREET, FORFAR, DD8 3AD
Contact Information
Telephone
01307 463862Contractor/Dispenser Details
Dispenser Name
BOOTS UK LTD
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1041755
Trading Name
Boots
Owner Name
Boots UK LimitedPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 1997-12-01
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
20-22 Castle Street, FORFAR, Angus, DD83AD, 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
06/04/2022
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is on a busy high street in a town centre in a largely residential area. The pharmacy provides a range of services, including, smoking cessation and Pharmacy First. It provides medicines against Patient Group Directions for emergency hormonal contraception, impetigo, shingles, and urinary tract infections. The pharmacy supplies medications in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people who live in their own homes to help them manage their medicines. And it provides substance misuse medications to a small number of people. The inspection was carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
The pharmacy identifies and manages the risks associated with its services to help provide them safely. And team members protect vulnerable people well. The pharmacy records and regularly reviews any mistakes that happen during the dispensing process. It uses this information to help make its services safer and reduce any future risk. The pharmacy protects people’s personal information. And people can provide feedback about the pharmacy’s services.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough trained team members to provide its services safely. They do the right training for their roles. And they receive some ongoing training to support their learning needs and maintain their knowledge and skills. Team members can raise any concerns and make suggestions and they have regular meetings. This means that they can help improve the systems in the pharmacy. The team members make professional decisions to ensure people safely take their medicines.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The premises provide a safe, secure, and clean environment for the pharmacy's services. People can have a conversation with a team member in a private area.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
Overall, the pharmacy provides its services safely and manages them well. The pharmacy highlights prescriptions for higher-risk medicines so that there is an opportunity to speak with people when they collect these medicines. It gets its medicines from reputable suppliers and stores them properly. And it responds appropriately to drug alerts and product recalls. This helps make sure that its medicines and devices are safe for people to use. People with a range of needs can access the pharmacy’s services.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely. It uses its equipment to help protect people’s personal information.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2022 | 23/05/2022 | 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 1,206
of 6,976 data zones in Scotland
82.7%
Percentile
Low Deprivation
Within the 18% least deprived in Scotland
Lower levels of deprivation typically indicate better access to resources and services
Quintile (5 groups)
1
of 5
Most Deprived
Within 20% most deprived
Decile (10 groups)
2
of 10
Most Deprived
Within 20% most deprived
Vigintile (20 groups)
4
of 20
Most Deprived
Within 20% most deprived
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Ranks are relative.
Income
Rank 1,140
84th percentile
Proportion of people with low income
Employment
Rank 1,415
80th percentile
Working-age people excluded from the labor market
Health
Rank 2,058
71st percentile
Risk of premature death and quality of life impairment
Education
Rank 766
89th percentile
Lack of attainment and skills in children and adults
Access to Services
Rank 6,828
2nd percentile
Physical and financial accessibility of key services
Crime
Rank 107
98th percentile
Risk of personal and material victimization
Housing
Rank 1,408
80th percentile
Quality and availability of housing
Last Updated
5 August 2026
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