Agenda item

A report produced by the North West Commissioning Support Unit in conjunction with NHS England Greater Manchester Area Team, Bury Clinical Commissioning Group and the Local Pharmaceutical Committee is attached.

The HWB considered a verbal presentation from Jimmy Cheung, Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist in relation to the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.  An accompanying report entitled the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, post consultation draft 2015-2018 was circulated to members.

The Draft PNA and consultation response was issued to all pharmacy contractors, dispensing appliance contractors, Bury CCG, Bury LPC, Bury LMC, local Healthwatch and the general public.

With regards to pharmacy provision in the Besses ward, the Senior Optimisation Pharmacist reported that if a pharmacy contractor applied to trade in the M45 area, post April 2015, the revised PNA will form part of the decision making process. 

The Senior Optimisation Pharmacist reported that it would be the responsibility of the Commissioning Support Unit to provide supplementary statements over the lifetime of the PNA (three years).

In relation to concerns raised about Judicial Review; the Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist reported that the Commissioning Support Unit has consulted with a wide range of stakeholders as part of the consultation process and the need identified in terms of the Besses ward was based on evidence.

                Delegated decision:

                1. That the Health and Wellbeing Board unanimously agrees to ratify the final version of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.

                2. The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment will be published no later than the 31^st March 2015.