Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 56107

Pharmacy: Dorset

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

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

Stephen Kinnock

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...

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