West Sussex Draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) Consultation 2025

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Introduction

A Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) is a statement of needs for pharmaceutical service provision within a local area.

The PNA is employed by NHS England to inform their decision-making processes when applications are made either to join the pharmaceutical list, under the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013, or to change existing services. The PNA is also used by NHS England, Local Authorities (LAs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to inform their commissioning of pharmaceutical services.

Following the restructuring of the National Health Service (NHS) in April 2013, the statutory responsibility of producing and keeping up to date a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) was transferred to Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs). The PNA is updated every three years. The last West Sussex PNA was published in October 2022, with a revision due in October 2025.

Your views on the Draft PNA 2025

Following a recent public survey which some of you may have completed, we have drafted a PNA report, and now we are seeking your views on this draft. Please read the draft PNA 2025 before you take part in the survey. This can be found on the right hand side of this page.

The survey below asks for your views on the draft PNA 2025, including your thoughts and suggestions. There is a downloadable copy of the survey on the right-hand side of the page. This is printable and can be shared with others if you know someone who would like to take part but cannot complete the online survey.

Responses to this consultation survey will be analysed by members of the PNA Steering Group and the necessary changes made to the PNA document.


Further information and alternate formats

If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us by phone 0330 222 8674 or via email at clare.toon@westsussex.gov.uk and we will assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 8674.

For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window) at the foot of the page.

Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.


Survey web browser compatibility

Please use one of the browsers below when completing the survey to ensure it looks and works as it should. These are:

· Microsoft Edge version 86 and above

· Chrome version 86 and above

· Firefox version 78 and above

· Safari version 14 and above

Introduction

A Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) is a statement of needs for pharmaceutical service provision within a local area.

The PNA is employed by NHS England to inform their decision-making processes when applications are made either to join the pharmaceutical list, under the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013, or to change existing services. The PNA is also used by NHS England, Local Authorities (LAs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to inform their commissioning of pharmaceutical services.

Following the restructuring of the National Health Service (NHS) in April 2013, the statutory responsibility of producing and keeping up to date a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) was transferred to Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs). The PNA is updated every three years. The last West Sussex PNA was published in October 2022, with a revision due in October 2025.

Your views on the Draft PNA 2025

Following a recent public survey which some of you may have completed, we have drafted a PNA report, and now we are seeking your views on this draft. Please read the draft PNA 2025 before you take part in the survey. This can be found on the right hand side of this page.

The survey below asks for your views on the draft PNA 2025, including your thoughts and suggestions. There is a downloadable copy of the survey on the right-hand side of the page. This is printable and can be shared with others if you know someone who would like to take part but cannot complete the online survey.

Responses to this consultation survey will be analysed by members of the PNA Steering Group and the necessary changes made to the PNA document.


Further information and alternate formats

If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us by phone 0330 222 8674 or via email at clare.toon@westsussex.gov.uk and we will assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 8674.

For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window) at the foot of the page.

Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.


Survey web browser compatibility

Please use one of the browsers below when completing the survey to ensure it looks and works as it should. These are:

· Microsoft Edge version 86 and above

· Chrome version 86 and above

· Firefox version 78 and above

· Safari version 14 and above

Page last updated: 28 May 2025, 04:27 PM