Decision - Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

Brighton and Hove Health & Wellbeing Board, Decided 12 Jul 2022 for determination Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Health & Wellbeing Board,

Report author

Nicola Rosenberg

Published

14 Jul 2022

Reference

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As published

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RESOLVED – that the Board notes the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.

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The assessment found that Brighton & Hove has broadly adequate community pharmacy provision, with no current gap requiring additional pharmacies. It recommends improving access to evening, weekend, vaccination, smoking cessation, sexual health, hypertension and other services, while strengthening coordination between pharmacies, GP practices and NHS commissioners.

Recommendation

Approve the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment findings and pursue recommendations to maintain adequate pharmacy provision, improve evening and weekend access, expand vaccination and emergency contraception services, review capacity in areas with new housing, improve GP awareness and referrals, strengthen stop-smoking and other public health services, and support community pharmacies to reduce carbon emissions.

Financial impact

Income from flu vaccination advanced services in 2020/21 was £156,338; no overall budget or implementation cost is stated.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Brighton & Hove Health & Wellbeing Board

Stakeholders named

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Brighton & Hove residentsCommunity pharmaciesPharmacy contractorsGP practices and primary care networksOlder peopleYoung peoplePeople with long-term conditionsPeople experiencing health inequalitiesCarersNHS commissionersPublic health commissionersPatients and service users

Next steps

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Consult on the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.
Review the commissioning of evening and weekend pharmacy provision, particularly in Portslade and beyond 8pm.
Consider expanding pharmacy-based flu, Covid-19, pneumococcal and shingles vaccination services.
Review pharmacy capacity in areas affected by significant future housing development.
Improve GP practice awareness, signposting and referrals to community pharmacy services.
Review and support stop-smoking, emergency contraception, hepatitis C testing, hypertension case-finding and Healthy Living Pharmacy services.
Review how the Community Pharmacy and Public Health Forum fits within the Sussex Integrated Care Board structure.
Work with community pharmacies on carbon reduction and carbon neutrality.

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