Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025
What is a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)?
Hounslow Health and Wellbeing Board is hosted by Hounslow Council. The Government requires all Health and Wellbeing Boards to produce an assessment of pharmaceutical services in its area every three years, under the NHS. This document is called the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).
The PNA is a report of the present needs for pharmaceutical services. It is used to identify any gaps in current services or improvements that could be made in future pharmaceutical service provision.
Download or read the Hounslow 2025 PNA.
What are Pharmaceutical Services?
Pharmaceutical services are one of the many services currently provided under the NHS by community pharmacies and include:
- dispensing of medicines and appliances on prescription
- sale of medicines to the public
- providing advice to the public on medicines, coping with ill health or general health and wellbeing
- receiving waste medicines for safe destruction
Who will use the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment?
The PNA will be used by NHS England, the London Borough of Hounslow and the Integrated Care Board to make decisions when applications for new pharmacies are received, and for the commissioning of other services that could be delivered by community pharmacies and other providers.
For any further information or if you require the PNA document in an alternative format please telephone 020 8583 2000 or email publichealth@hounslow.gov.uk.
