Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

The Health Board is under a statutory obligation to draft, consult upon and publish a pharmaceutical needs assessment in accordance with the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2013 by 1 October 2021. 

• Executive Summary version of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)
• Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA), post consultation document 

The pharmaceutical needs assessment is designed to assess the current provision of pharmaceutical services (ie those services that the health board commissions from pharmacies, dispensing appliance contractors and dispensing doctors), have regard to any specified future circumstance where the current position may materially change and identify any current and future gaps in pharmaceutical services. The pharmaceutical needs assessment assists the health board in determining applications by pharmacies, dispensing appliance contractors and dispensing doctors for new, additional or relocated premises, changes to opening hours or the provision of more pharmaceutical services.

Supplementary statements 

2024

• 6 April Supplementary Statement - Closure of Boots, Colwyn Bay
• 23 March Supplementary Statement - Closure of Boots, Rhos on Sea
• 6 March Supplementary Statement - Closure of Rowlands, Trawsfynydd

2023

• 27 August Supplementary Statement - Closure of Rowlands, Llanberis
• 27 August Supplementary Statement - Closure of Boots, Holywell
• 27 July Supplementary Statement - Closure of Rowlands, Holyhead Road, Bangor
• 27 July Supplementary Statement - Closure of Cohens, Colwyn Bay
• 27 July Supplementary Statement - Closure of Boots, Craig y Don 

2022

• 17 August Supplementary Statement - Closure of 57 Market Street Rhosllanerchrugog
• 17 August Supplementary Statement - Provision of new services - Caerwys Pharmacy
• 17 August Supplementary Statement - Cessation of dispensing - Hwb Eifionnydd
• 17 August Supplementary Statement - Cessation of dispensing - Tywyn Health Centre 
• 17 August Supplementary Statement - Closure of 24 High Street, Conwy