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What is a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment?
The Hartlepool Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) considers the need for pharmaceutical services in the area, describes services currently available and makes an assessment about current and near future provision.
Every Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) in England is required to publish a PNA. It must also be kept up to date so it may be used to help shape pharmaceutical services for the local population in the context of local priorities. Hartlepool HWB published its last PNA in March 2018 so a new assessment must be published by October 2022, in line with statutory requirements.
How is the Hartlepool PNA used?
Pharmacies are the main providers of community pharmaceutical services to the population of Hartlepool. Services and their providers are strictly regulated. A particular process must be followed when decisions are made on major changes, for example if a person applies to open a new pharmacy, or a current pharmacy applies to change their opening hours or location. It is the main purpose of the PNA that when making these decisions, NHS England and NHS Innovation (NHSE&I) must refer to it. The PNA may also help other local commissioners, (public health teams, Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) or the Integrated Care Board) decide how local pharmaceutical services may contribute to support our communities.
Have your say…
The HWB recently conducted surveys about people’s experiences of local pharmacy services. These views were considered in preparing the draft of this new PNA for 2022 Please click here to download and read the PNA document (this is a large file size so may take some time to download).
All comments submitted during this final consultation period will now be considered by the Health and Wellbeing Board with the final document being published later in the year.
If you require any further information please contact Joan Stevens at joan.stevens@hartlepool.gov.uk. Thank you.
Thank you for your time we really do appreciate it.
What is a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment?
The Hartlepool Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) considers the need for pharmaceutical services in the area, describes services currently available and makes an assessment about current and near future provision.
Every Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) in England is required to publish a PNA. It must also be kept up to date so it may be used to help shape pharmaceutical services for the local population in the context of local priorities. Hartlepool HWB published its last PNA in March 2018 so a new assessment must be published by October 2022, in line with statutory requirements.
How is the Hartlepool PNA used?
Pharmacies are the main providers of community pharmaceutical services to the population of Hartlepool. Services and their providers are strictly regulated. A particular process must be followed when decisions are made on major changes, for example if a person applies to open a new pharmacy, or a current pharmacy applies to change their opening hours or location. It is the main purpose of the PNA that when making these decisions, NHS England and NHS Innovation (NHSE&I) must refer to it. The PNA may also help other local commissioners, (public health teams, Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) or the Integrated Care Board) decide how local pharmaceutical services may contribute to support our communities.
Have your say…
The HWB recently conducted surveys about people’s experiences of local pharmacy services. These views were considered in preparing the draft of this new PNA for 2022 Please click here to download and read the PNA document (this is a large file size so may take some time to download).
All comments submitted during this final consultation period will now be considered by the Health and Wellbeing Board with the final document being published later in the year.
If you require any further information please contact Joan Stevens at joan.stevens@hartlepool.gov.uk. Thank you.
Thank you for your time we really do appreciate it.
We are inviting you to tell us about pharmaceutical services in your area. This is to help understand what local people might need from pharmacies and their services using a process called a ‘Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment’ or PNA. The PNA will look at what is already available and identify any gaps or improvements that might be made to meet your needs, and those of your family or neighbours. For example, whether a pharmacy is needed in a particular area, or more pharmacies need to offer a particular service, now or in the future.
There are 19 NHS community pharmacies (sometimes called chemists) in your council area. Pharmacies can be found in shopping centres, local high streets, inside supermarkets or based within local health centres, but they are all NHS pharmacies offering 'pharmacy services'.
The local Health and Wellbeing Board in Hartlepool is preparing a new report on pharmacies and their services called a 'Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.' This looks at what local people might need from these services, what is already available and suggests improvements that might be made now or in the near future.
We need your views
It is very important for us to understand patient experience and public views of pharmacy services. Completing this survey will help us to do that. In the new year there will also be a full consultation on the draft PNA report when patients and the public will be able to contribute again.
Please complete this survey if you can . It will only take about 10 minutes to help us to understand how you might use pharmacy services, where services are good and if there are any areas that could be improved. No need to give us your name; all your answers will be confidential and combined with others so the information will not be linked to you.
If you have any questions or need to complete the survey on paper, please contact Joan Stevens by email to joan.stevens@hartlepool.gov.uk with 'PNA Survey' in the subject
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We are preparing a new report about pharmacies and services they offer now or could provide in the future. Tell us your views or experiences of pharmacy services in Hartlepool – take our quick anonymous survey here.
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We are preparing a new report about pharmacies and services they offer now or could provide in the future. Tell us your views or experiences of pharmacy services in Hartlepool – take our quick anonymous survey here.
If you have any questions or need to complete the survey on paper, please contact Joan Stevens by email to joan.stevens@hartlepool.gov.uk with 'PNA Survey' in the subject
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We are inviting you to tell us about the pharmaceutical services in your area.
The Health and Wellbeing Board in Hartlepool is required to update the statutory Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA), last published in 2018. This process looks at what local people might need from pharmacy services, what is already available and possible improvements that might be made now or in the near future.
We need your views
It is important for us to understand stakeholder views of pharmaceutical services as we complete the process of this PNA, so please complete one of our surveys if you can. It should take less than 10 minutes.
We are seeking responses on behalf of any interested organisation or group, as well as individual employees or volunteers or whose work (paid or unpaid) might provide them with a view or experience of pharmaceutical services. You do not need to give your name, so answers will not be identifiable to you, but will be collated with other responses. However, it is helpful if you provide information about the sector you work in or type of work you do.
Patients and members of the public are also key to our understanding of the community pharmacy user experience. There are separate surveys for patients or members of the public who live, work or access pharmaceutical services in Hartlepool. You will find a link at the end of this stakeholder survey and also HERE.
In early 2022, we will also consult patients, the public and wide range of other stakeholders on the draft PNA report.
If you have any questions or need help to complete the survey, please contact Joan Stevens by email to joan.stevens@hartlepool.gov.uk with ‘PNA stakeholder survey’ in the subject line.
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