Issue details

Herefordshire Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025

This report seeks the approval of members for the publication of the 2025 Herefordshire Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) on 1st October 2025 (the statutory deadline). The statutory 60-day consultation period for this PNA ended on 02nd September 2025. Members are asked to note the consultation responses (appendix 12) and to delegate final approval for publication to the PNA working group.


Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/09/2025

Decision due: 15 September 2025 by Health and Wellbeing Board

Lead director: Director of Public Health

Department: Community Wellbeing

Contact: Ryan Davies, Public Health Training Specialist Registrar Email: ryan.davies@herefordshire.gov.uk.

Consultees

The PNA has been through a mandatory 60 day consultation period. The report of this consultation is included as a standalone document, together with the main PNA report as the attached appendices.

Consultees:

Herefordshire Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC)
Herefordshire Local Medical Committee (LMC)
Herefordshire Pharmacies
Herefordshire Dispensing GP Practices (Practice Managers)
Healthwatch Herefordshire
Wye Valley Trust
HWICB
NHSE West Midlands Region
Office for the West Midlands (OWM)
Neighbouring LPCs (Gloucester and Shropshire)
Neighbouring HWBs and DPHs (Gloucester, Shropshire and Worcestershire)
PNA Working Group Members

Agenda items

Documents

  • Herefordshire Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025