Cardiff and Vale University 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 2020 by 1 October 2026.
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 relocating premises, changes to opening hours or the provision of more pharmaceutical services.
As part of this process, the health board is conducting a consultation process on the draft pharmaceutical needs assessment and seeks your views on the document. The consultation period starts on 8 July 2026 and ends on 6 September 2026.
Your details and responses will be held by PCC CIC, a company that is working with us on our pharmaceutical needs assessment and shared with the health board but will only be used for the purpose of this consultation and developing the pharmaceutical needs assessment. Any personal data you provide will be held in accordance with our privacy policy.
If you would like more information about the consultation or have questions about the pharmaceutical needs assessment, please email cav.communitypharmacy@wales.nhs.uk.
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