What is a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)?
Brent Health and Wellbeing Board is hosted by Brent Council. The government requires all Health and Wellbeing Boards to produce an assessment of pharmaceutical service in its area every three years, under the NHS. The next assessment is due by the end of the September 2025. This document is called the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).
The PNA is a report of the present needs for pharmaceutical services. It is used to identify any gaps in current services or improvements that could be made in future pharmaceutical service provision.
What are Pharmaceutical Services?
Pharmaceutical services are one of the many services currently provided under the NHS by community pharmacies and include:
- dispensing of medicines and appliances on prescription
- sale of medicines to the public
- providing advice to the public on medicines, coping with ill health or general
- health and well being
- receiving waste medicines for safe destruction
Who will use the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment?
The PNA will be used by the Integrated Care Board and Brent Council to make decisions when applications for new pharmacies are received, and for the commissioning of other services that could be delivered by community pharmacies and other providers.
Who are we consulting and why?
We’d like your feedback on whether the Brent Draft PNA accurately reflects current pharmaceutical services, provides enough information for future planning, and identifies potential community pharmacy services.
We are consulting with any organisation, patient, consumer or community group in the borough who has an interest in the provision of pharmaceutical services. Your comments will inform the final Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment which will be published in September 2025.
When will the consultation take place?
The consultation will take place from 9 June until 10 August 2025.
To have your say, please read the Brent Draft PNA and then complete the survey. While we have made every effort to make the Draft Brent PNA document accessible, if you encounter any accessibility issues or need any further information, please email pna@soarbeyond.co.uk or call 01442 927972.