Lord's Pharmacy

ISO 17025 and ISO 15189 accreditation for Lord’s Pharmacy

Client Challenge

Lord’s Pharmacy in central London needed to clear the final, trickiest stage of UKAS assessment for their Covid swab sampling service, and clear it fast.
What started as an intensive five-day documentation sprint grew into full accreditation, then a scope extension covering rapid antigen testing as the pandemic response evolved further.
ISO 17025, ISO 15189 and ISO 22870 accreditation for Lord’s Pharmacy

“Thank you so much for your help. Your input really helped us achieve the accreditation despite the tight turnaround, and we’re grateful for the speed.”

Key challenges included:

Stage 3 UKAS assessment looming, procedures behind

Technical competence solid but documentation lagging

Five days to close out remaining requirements

Scope extension needed for lateral flow testing

Laboratory standards applied inside a working pharmacy

Outcomes achieved

ISO 17025 accreditation achieved for swab sampling

Scope extended to rapid antigen lateral flow testing

Five-day turnaround on the initial sprint

Leadership toolkit handed over for lasting ownership

Seamless handover between two specialist consultants

Gosh, you shouldn’t have…

Kind words from our clients

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