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GPhC Owner: Link Pharmacy Limited
Contractor Trading Name: LINK PHARMACY
Contractor Name: MR P DEOL
HWB: KENT
Region: SOUTH EAST
Code: FMW71
Type: PHARMACY
Full Address
88A KING STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 1BH
Contact Information
Telephone
01622 752990Contractor/Dispenser Details
Contractor Name
MR P DEOL
Contractor Type
SINGLE CONTRACTOR
Dispenser Account Type
English Pharmacy
Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB)
KENT
Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC)
KENT LPC
Region
SOUTH EAST
Contractor Flags
GPHC Registration Details
Pharmacy Registration Number
1092840
Trading Name
Link Pharmacy Ltd
Owner Name
Link Pharmacy LimitedPremises Type
Community
Status
Registered
Registration Dates
Initial Registration: 2010-08-01
Renewal Date: 2026-10-31
Expiry Date: 2026-12-31
GPHC Registered Address
88A King Street, MAIDSTONE, Kent, ME141BH, England
Region: South East
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
21/06/2019
Pharmacy context
The pharmacy is located on a busy high street in a town centre surrounded by residential premises. It is open 100 hours a week and it receives around 75% of its prescriptions electronically. It provides a range of services, including Medicines Use Reviews, the New Medicine Service, stop smoking service. It uses patient group directions for chlamydia treatment, emergency hormonal contraception, Champix and nicotine replacement therapy. The people who use the pharmacy are mainly older people. The pharmacy provides multi-compartment compliance aids to around 100 people who live in their own homes to help them take their medicines safely. And it provides substance misuse medications to around 55 people.
Standards by principle
Principle 1 – Governance
Standards met
The pharmacy generally identifies and manages the risks associated with its services. It largely protects people’s personal information properly. It actively seeks feedback from the public. And it largely keeps its records up to date. Team members understand their role in protecting vulnerable people.
Principle 2 – Staff
Standards met
The pharmacy has enough trained team members to provide its services safely. They are provided with ongoing and structured training to support their learning needs and maintain their knowledge and skills. They can raise any concerns or make suggestions. This means that they can help improve the systems in the pharmacy.
Principle 3 – Premises
Standards met
The premises generally provide a safe, secure, and clean environment for the pharmacy's services.
Principle 4 – Services
Standards met
People with a range of needs can access the pharmacy’s services. The pharmacy generally provides its services safely and manages them well. It gets its medicines from reputable suppliers. It responds appropriately to drug alerts and product recalls. This helps make sure that its medicines and devices are safe to use.
Principle 5 – Equipment
Standards met
The pharmacy has the equipment it needs to provide its services safely.
Reports & documents (newest first)
Inspection history summary
| Inspection date | Published | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 21/06/2019 | 17/08/2019 | Standards met |
Integrated Care Board
NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Code: E54000032
English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
Understanding IMD
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) measures relative deprivation across England. It ranks all 33,755 LSOAs (England, 2021 boundaries) from most deprived (rank 1) to least deprived (rank 33,755).
Key Points:
Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA)
Maidstone 004I
Code: E01034992
Overall Deprivation
Rank 4,275
of 33,755 LSOAs in England (2021)
87.3%
Percentile
Low Deprivation
This area is in the least deprived 20% nationally
Lower levels of deprivation typically indicate better access to resources and services
Quintile (5 groups)
1
of 5
Most Deprived
Bottom 20% - Most deprived
Decile (10 groups)
2
of 10
Most Deprived
Bottom 20%
Deprivation by Domain
Lower ranks = higher deprivation. Domains weighted differently in overall IMD.
Income
22.5%Rank 5,347
84th percentile
Proportion of people experiencing low income and benefits
Employment
22.5%Rank 2,835
92nd percentile
Unemployment and worklessness among working-age people
Health
13.5%Rank 8,267
76th percentile
Health conditions, disability, and premature mortality
Education
13.5%Rank 5,269
84th percentile
Lack of school qualifications and skills
Crime
9.3%Rank 1,074
97th percentile
Recorded crime and disorder incidents
Housing Barriers
9.3%Rank 12,160
64th percentile
Housing affordability and access to services
Living Environment
9.3%Rank 18,069
46th percentile
Housing quality and air quality
Last Updated
7 July 2026
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