Pharmacy: Dorset
Commons · Question 56107 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure community pharmacy provision in new housing developments in Dorset.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 9 Jun 2025
Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies. Legislation requires PNAs to include considerations of the future need for p...