Last chance to share your views on North Yorkshire pharmacy services
Residesnts are being encouraged to share their experiences to help shape future services
Tomorrow is the last chance for people across North Yorkshire and York to share their experience of pharmacies in the county to help to shape future services.
Public Health teams from North Yorkshire and York are asking residents, partner organisations and pharmacies to share their views and experiences of pharmacy services.
They want to know whether people think existing services are in the right place; open at the right time and provide the services needed. Information gathered in the consultation will be used to complete a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for each area.
NHS England uses the PNA to help to make commissioning decisions about pharmacies in North Yorkshire and York. The PNA looks at the health needs of the population of the county, the level and accessibility of pharmacy services and how these are maintained and developed. It informs decisions about where to site pharmacies, their opening hours and what services are provided. The assessment is renewed every three years.
There are two online surveys:
• Residents at www.northyorks.gov.uk/pharmaceutical-needs-assessment-residents
• Pharmacies and providers of health and social care services at www.northyorks.gov.uk/pharmaceutical-needs-assessment-pharmacies-and-stakeholders
For further information and the survey in alternative formats, email HASBusinessSupportCH@northyorks.gov.uk
The consultation will close tomorrow (Monday 28th March). The PNA will be completed by October. The current PNA is available at www.nypartnerships.org.uk/pna