Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
Every Health and Wellbeing Board in England has a statutory responsibility to publish and keep an up to date statement of needs for pharmaceutical services of the population in its area. This is referred to as a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).
PNAs are comprehensive assessments of the current and anticipated pharmaceutical needs of the community. They help local commissioners and service providers by giving an evidence base on how best to plan and commission pharmacy services to meet the needs of the population.
2025 to 2028 Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
Stockport Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 was produced by Stockport's Health and Wellbeing Board and published in October 2025. This sets out the current and anticipated needs for and provision of pharmacy services in Stockport for the period 2025 to 2028.
As pharmacy provision or population health needs in Stockport change between 2025 and 2028, supplementary statements to this PNA may also be published.
The next full Stockport PNA is due for publication by 31 October 2028.