Issue - meetings

Matthew Cole, Director of Public Health presented the report which informed the Board it had a statutory duty to publish a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) at least every three years and that the PNA was in preparation with a view to it being published by the statutory deadline of 1 April 2015.  The PNA would provide an assessment of the local need for pharmaceutical services and NHS England would rely on the PNA when making decision on application to open new pharmacy and dispensing appliance contractor premises.

The Board:

(i)  Noted that the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) would be issued on 19 December 2014 for the statutory 60 day public consultation, which would close on 16 February 2015.

(ii)  Noted the draft PNA would be shared with interested members of the Health and Wellbeing Board and we also have a statutory duty to share the draft PNA with neighbouring boroughs’ Health and Wellbeing Boards.

(iii)  Noted the final draft PNA will be presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board at its March 2015 meeting in preparation for publication to meet the statutory deadline of 1 April 2015.