Agenda item

The Interim Director of Public Health, Lesley Jones will report at the meeting.

Jimmy Cheung and Stephen Wood, Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit gave a presentation providing an overview of the PNA draft consultation document. An accompanying report had been submitted to the Panel providing an evaluation of the pharmaceutical need across the Borough and included information relating to:

·         Context of the PNA

·         Public Health services

·         Population Demography

·         Local Identified health need

·         Current pharmacy provision and services

·         Future matters

Members of the Board highlighted that representations had been made to the Board that there was insufficient Pharmacy provision in the Besses ward. This ward is in a relatively deprived community, and that a local pharmacy presence was required within the ward.  The Chief Operating Officer reported that the strength of local feeling regarding the lack of pharmacy provision in the area must be reflected in the draft PNA.

The Chief Operating Officer reported that the PNA does demonstrate that Bury has the lowest number of pharmacies in the North West per 100,000 population.

                Delegated decision:

1.   The Chief Operating Officer CCG, will forward his comments in relation to the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, in particular, the failure to include public dissatisfaction within Besses ward about the lack of pharmacy provision and the low numbers of pharmacy compared to the national average within Bury; to the Interim Director of Public Health, for inclusion in the draft PNA.

2.   The Health and Wellbeing Board delegates sign off of the Draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment to the Interim Director of Public Health in consultation with the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

3.   Once the comments agreed above have been incorporated within the document, consultation will commence on the 1^st September 2014.