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West Sussex Draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) Consultation
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Draft West Sussex Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)
West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board has now published its draft PNA and is currently seeking feedback from organisations, community groups and residents with an interest in local pharmaceutical services.
The consultation on the draft PNA is open from Monday 20 June until Sunday 28 August 2022 and the documents can be found in the documents section of this page.
What is the PNA?
The PNA assesses current and future pharmaceutical service needs for the local residents. These are services such as prescription services, medical appliances and health advice provided by pharmacies, dispensing doctors and appliance contractors. The PNA is used by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) when considering applications for new pharmacies, dispensing doctors or appliance contractors and changes to existing services. It is also used to inform commissioning of services from community pharmacies by NHSE&I, and local commissioners such as the NHS and Local Authorities.
Share your views on the draft PNA
Please take time after reading the draft PNA to share your views, and tell us what you think about the findings and recommendations of the report. The draft PNA can be found in the documents section of this page or can be accessed by visiting West Sussex County Council website. The best way to respond to this consultation is by completing this online consultation feedback form.
Once the consultation closes, all responses will be reviewed and the PNA will be updated. The final PNA will be published by 1st October 2022 on the West Sussex County Council website.
Please note that no personal identifiable information will be used in the final report as explained in the Data Protection Statement.
Consultation response web browser compatibility
Internet Explorer is no-longer being updated by Microsoft. 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
Draft West Sussex Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)
West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board has now published its draft PNA and is currently seeking feedback from organisations, community groups and residents with an interest in local pharmaceutical services.
The consultation on the draft PNA is open from Monday 20 June until Sunday 28 August 2022 and the documents can be found in the documents section of this page.
What is the PNA?
The PNA assesses current and future pharmaceutical service needs for the local residents. These are services such as prescription services, medical appliances and health advice provided by pharmacies, dispensing doctors and appliance contractors. The PNA is used by NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) when considering applications for new pharmacies, dispensing doctors or appliance contractors and changes to existing services. It is also used to inform commissioning of services from community pharmacies by NHSE&I, and local commissioners such as the NHS and Local Authorities.
Share your views on the draft PNA
Please take time after reading the draft PNA to share your views, and tell us what you think about the findings and recommendations of the report. The draft PNA can be found in the documents section of this page or can be accessed by visiting West Sussex County Council website. The best way to respond to this consultation is by completing this online consultation feedback form.
Once the consultation closes, all responses will be reviewed and the PNA will be updated. The final PNA will be published by 1st October 2022 on the West Sussex County Council website.
Please note that no personal identifiable information will be used in the final report as explained in the Data Protection Statement.
Consultation response web browser compatibility
Internet Explorer is no-longer being updated by Microsoft. Please use one of the browsers below when completing the survey to ensure it looks and works as it should. These are:
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