Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment -
Consultation has concluded
What is a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment?
The Hartlepool Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) considers the need for pharmaceutical services in the area, describes services currently available and makes an assessment about current and near future provision.
Every Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) in England is required to publish a PNA. It must also be kept up to date so it may be used to help shape pharmaceutical services for the local population in the context of local priorities. Hartlepool HWB published its last PNA in March 2018 so a new assessment must be published by October 2022, in line with statutory requirements.
How is the Hartlepool PNA used?
Pharmacies are the main providers of community pharmaceutical services to the population of Hartlepool. Services and their providers are strictly regulated. A particular process must be followed when decisions are made on major changes, for example if a person applies to open a new pharmacy, or a current pharmacy applies to change their opening hours or location. It is the main purpose of the PNA that when making these decisions, NHS England and NHS Innovation (NHSE&I) must refer to it. The PNA may also help other local commissioners, (public health teams, Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) or the Integrated Care Board) decide how local pharmaceutical services may contribute to support our communities.
Have your say…
The HWB recently conducted surveys about people’s experiences of local pharmacy services. These views were considered in preparing the draft of this new PNA for 2022 Please click here to download and read the PNA document (this is a large file size so may take some time to download).
All comments submitted during this final consultation period will now be considered by the Health and Wellbeing Board with the final document being published later in the year.
If you require any further information please contact Joan Stevens at joan.stevens@hartlepool.gov.uk. Thank you.
Thank you for your time we really do appreciate it.
Your experiences of Pharmaceutical Services across Hartlepool
We would like to hear from you about your experiences of the pharmaceutical services across Hartlepool, whether it be your own experiences or on behalf of someone else. Thank you for taking the time to do this these stories and experiences will help shape the service going forward ....
