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The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (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. The PNA is mainly used by NHS England to ensure robustness in the awarding of new pharmacies and adjustment of existing pharmacy contracts.
Cheshire West and Chester’s Health and Wellbeing Board has produced the first draft of its 2025 Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment and we welcome your views on the accuracy of the PNA report. Your feedback is important as it will be used to help finalise the PNA which will be in place for the next three years.
Find out more
The full draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment is available to view here.
A summary of the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment is also available to view here.
This information is also available in web-accessible format here.
Following consultation, responses will be reviewed by the multi-professional PNA steering group, which includes representatives from the Local Authority, Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB), Local Pharmaceutical Committee, Local Pharmaceutical Professional Network, Local Medical Committee, and Healthwatch.
The PNA will be amended as appropriate and the final PNA will include:
all responses to the consultation (no person will be identifiable),
the response to feedback by the steering group and/or Health and Wellbeing Board
a list of amendments or changes subsequently made to the PNA.
In September 2025 the revised PNA will be presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board for approval to publish. The final PNA will be published 1 October 2025 and will be available to view on the Cheshire West and Chester Council website.
The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (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. The PNA is mainly used by NHS England to ensure robustness in the awarding of new pharmacies and adjustment of existing pharmacy contracts.
Cheshire West and Chester’s Health and Wellbeing Board has produced the first draft of its 2025 Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment and we welcome your views on the accuracy of the PNA report. Your feedback is important as it will be used to help finalise the PNA which will be in place for the next three years.
Find out more
The full draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment is available to view here.
A summary of the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment is also available to view here.
This information is also available in web-accessible format here.
Following consultation, responses will be reviewed by the multi-professional PNA steering group, which includes representatives from the Local Authority, Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB), Local Pharmaceutical Committee, Local Pharmaceutical Professional Network, Local Medical Committee, and Healthwatch.
The PNA will be amended as appropriate and the final PNA will include:
all responses to the consultation (no person will be identifiable),
the response to feedback by the steering group and/or Health and Wellbeing Board
a list of amendments or changes subsequently made to the PNA.
In September 2025 the revised PNA will be presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board for approval to publish. The final PNA will be published 1 October 2025 and will be available to view on the Cheshire West and Chester Council website.
Where we're up to
Consultation open
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 - 2028 is currently at this stage
This consultation exercise is open for responses.
Analysing results
this is an upcoming stage for Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 - 2028
This consultation exercise is now closed and being analysed.
Findings available
this is an upcoming stage for Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 - 2028
A copy of the feedback report will be available here.
Paper copies of this consultation will be available in public libraries from Wednesday 14 May and on request using the contact details above. Alternative formats are also available on request.
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