Consultation on Pan-Lancashire draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025

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Purpose Consultation on the Pan-Lancashire draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025

The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) is a comprehensive assessment of the current and future pharmaceutical needs of the local population.

Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire health and wellbeing boards have a statutory duty to publish a PNA every three years, under the NHS (Pharmaceutical Services and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013. The last assessment was published in October 2022 and a revised assessment must be published by October 2025.

The PNA describes the current provision of pharmaceutical services across the pan-Lancashire footprint and whether this meets the current and future needs of the area.

PNAs are used by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB to inform decisions regarding applications for new or changes to existing pharmaceutical services and to make decisions in the commissioning of additional services from pharmacy.

Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire health and wellbeing boards are keen to hear your views on the document. Please email your feedback to: haveyoursay@lancashire.gov.uk

The consultation will take place from Tuesday 1 July 2025 to Sunday 31 August 2025.
Please clink on the link above to view the PNA documents.

All findings and comments will be summarised for the final PNA document. A consultation report will be included within the final PNA document. This will provide an overview of the feedback received and set out how the comments have been acted upon.

We look forward to receiving your feedback on the draft PNA.


Subject Community based health services
Commissioned by Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire health and wellbeing boards (HWBs)
Geographic area All of Lancashire
Method Written consultation
Consultation with Businesses
General public
Special interest group
Date 24/06/2025 - 31/08/2025
Undertaken by Business Intelligence

Contact information

For more information about this research contact:

Business Intelligence
Email: haveyoursay@lancashire.gov.uk