Consultation on Cheshire West and Chester’s draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2022-25 starts today

Today is the start of a 60-day consultation on Cheshire West and Chester’s draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA). The PNA is a statutory document produced every three years to assess whether the provision of pharmacies and pharmaceutical services in Cheshire West and Chester is sufficient to meet the current and future needs of the local population. It is mainly used by NHS England to ensure robustness in the awarding of new pharmacies and adjustment of existing pharmacy contracts. The draft PNA was produced by a multi-professional steering group which includes representatives from the Local Authority, Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC), Local Pharmaceutical Professional Network (LPN), Local Medical Committee (LMC) and Healthwatch. Before the PNA is finalised, it must undergo a 60-day statutory consultation. A final PNA must be published by 1 October 2022.

The consultation will run 24 March to 25 May 2022, and we would appreciate you taking the time to share your views. To take part please visit www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/pna-consultation and read the full or summary version of the draft PNA and then answer the questions in the online form.