Darlington Health and Wellbeing Board Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)
Darlington Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment Consultation 2025
Darlington Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) has a statutory duty to review the existing PNA and publish a new PNA document by October 2025.
Before we finalise these proposals, we'd like you to tell us your views on the draft of the 2025 to 2028 pharmaceutical needs assessment for Darlington.
All individuals and organisations are welcome to offer feedback on either or both draft reports before the consultation closes at 11:59pm 30th August 2025.
The survey is confidential and should only take around 10 minutes to complete.
You can complete the survey using the embedded form or by using the link.
Survey link [external link]
We aim to publish the final report by the beginning of October 2025.
Survey
Darlington Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) has a statutory duty to review the existing PNA and publish a new PNA document by April 2021.
Current Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
Darlington PNA 2022 - 25 [pdf document].
What is a PNA?
- A statement of the needs for pharmaceutical services in the Health and Wellbeing Board area.
- A PNA should identify the need at a local level to guide current and future commissioning of pharmaceutical services.
- It should also provide a picture of what pharmaceutical services an area already has.
Why do we need a PNA?
- It is a statutory document.
- In accordance with regulations, the document must be fully revised every three years. This includes updates to supplementary documents as circumstances change.
How use the PNA?
- The PNA should be used as a framework for commissioners when considering what pharmaceutical services Darlington may need.
- The PNA links with the JSNA (Joint Strategic Needs Assessment) and should be used alongside each other to support the delivery of local Health and Wellbeing strategies.