Issue - meetings

The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Health and Wellbeing Board, and the Dorset Health and Wellbeing Board, are both required to publish a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) every three years. A new PNA has been developed as a single document covering both areas as agreed during transition and is scheduled for publication in October 2025.

The Steering Group reviewed current population needs, future population growth, and current pharmaceutical services. They concluded that, although there have been changes since the last PNA, these are unlikely to significantly affect access to, or the provision of, pharmaceutical services. Therefore, no gaps in pharmaceutical service provision have been identified.

The Steering Group now seeks approval from the Health and Wellbeing Board to proceed with publication of the new PNA.

A statutory consultation was carried out to support the development of the PNA. Consultation responses were considered, and where appropriate, amendments were made to the PNA (see Appendix 1).