Purpose

To permit the
statutory 60-day consultation on the Pharmaceutical Needs
Assessment (PNA).
 
The PNA is a statutory
document that assesses the pharmaceutical service needs of a
local population. It is a statutory responsibility of the Health
and Wellbeing Board to produce a PNA every three years. 
 
It is required that
the Health and Wellbeing Board consult a specified range of
organisations on a draft of the pharmaceutical needs assessment at
least once during the process of drafting the document. Consultees
must be given a minimum period of 60 days to submit their response,
beginning on the day by which they are ‘served with a
draft’ of the document.
 
The recommended
decision is for the statutory consultation to be permitted, with
consultation taking place in July and August, to ensure that the
deadline is met for the Health and Wellbeing Board in
September.

 

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

14/07/2025
 

Title:

Consultation on the Pharmaceutical Needs
Assessment
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer – Strategic Director Adult
Care, Housing and Public Health
 
 

Delegation contained in the relevant
Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

Sub-scheme of Delegation – Adult Care Housing and Public
Health
 
Section 15: Public Health
(a) Ensure the council meets its duties to
improve public health
(b) Ensure the delivery of public health
protections and health improvement responsibilities
(c) Ensure the council plans and responds to
emergencies that present a risk to public health
(d) Ensure the council meets other local
government public health responsibilities
 
 – page 25
refers.
 

Decision:

To permit the statutory 60-day consultation on
the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).
 

Reasons for the Decision:

The PNA is a
statutory document that assesses the pharmaceutical service
needs of a local population. It is a statutory responsibility of
the Health and Wellbeing Board to produce a PNA every three years. 
 
It is required that the Health and Wellbeing
Board consult a specified range of organisations on a draft of the
pharmaceutical needs assessment at least once during the process of
drafting the document. Consultees must be given a minimum period of
60 days to submit their response, beginning on the day by which
they are ‘served with a draft’ of the document.
 
This decision means that the consultation will
take place in July and August, to ensure that the deadline is met
for the Health and Wellbeing Board in September.
 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

The other option was to not consult on the
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. This was rejected on the basis
that this consultation is a requirement to meet the Health and
Wellbeing Board’s statutory duty to produce a PNA.
 
 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet
Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision
Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an
outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of reports considered

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment
 

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
 
To permit the statutory 60-day consultation on
the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
 

Dated:         
14/07/2025
 
 
Name:         
Ian Spicer                         
Job Title:     Strategic
Director