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Wirral Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) 2022 – 2025

Meeting: 29/09/2021 - Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 29)

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Minutes:

The Director of Public Health introduced the report which detailed the proposed process to produce a new Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for Wirral. The Health and Wellbeing Board had the responsibility for the publication and updating of the local Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. The process for producing a new Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for Wirral began in Spring 2020 with a view to its publication in March 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the publication date was put back to September 2022 as per national direction. The Director of Public Health informed the Board that their endorsement was sought to enable the necessary action to produce the assessment.

 

Resolved – That

 

(1)  the Director of Public Health be requested to undertake the necessary steps to produce the next Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment on or before 30th September 2022.

(2)  the Director of Public Health be requested to produce a further report with the final draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for sign-off prior to public consultation.

(3)  the Director of Public Health be requested to produce a final report in September 2022 prior to publication of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.