Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2022-2025
The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) is a document which describes how and where pharmacies in Hull provide their service and any gaps in how services are provided in the future. This is a statutory requirement of the Health and Wellbeing Board and the assessment must be updated every three years. The latest version is for the period 2022 to 2025.
Hull’s Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment can be found on the Hull City Council website in the Public Health section (opens in a new tab).
The document is used by NHS England to make decisions about whether to allow new pharmacies to open up in Hull and to approve changes to current pharmacies in Hull and should be used by commissioners of services alongside information within our Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025-2028 Consultation
Hull Health and Wellbeing Board is under a statutory obligation to draft, consult upon and publish a pharmaceutical needs assessment.
A draft pharmaceutical needs assessment for 2025 to 2028 has been completed on behalf of Hull’s Health and Wellbeing Board. As part of this process, Hull’s Health and Wellbeing Board has run a consultation on the draft pharmaceutical needs assessment which ended on the 24 August 2025.
During the consultation period, two extended-hours pharmacies closed in Hull, and it is necessary to update the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment to accommodate these changes and take into account comments received from the consultation. This is currently underway.
The final Health and Wellbeing Board’s Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for Hull 2025-2028 will be published in October 2025. It will be available on the Hull City Council website in the Public Health section.
Updates
This page was last updated / checked on 28 August 2025.
This page is due to be updated / checked in October 2025.