Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025

The Islington Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for 2025-2028 is now out for consultation. The PNA describes where community pharmacies are located, how services are currently delivered and what the current and future need for pharmacy services will be in Islington.

The PNA is used to make decisions about whether to allow new pharmacies to open up in Islington, as well as approving changes to existing pharmacies in Islington, for example if they want to merge premises or provide different pharmacy services. 

Islington Health & Wellbeing Board must publish a PNA which details current and planned pharmacy provision in Islington by 1 October 2025. The regulations require that a 60-day consultation is undertaken as part of the PNA development process.  

The deadline to respond to the consultation is: 16 August 2025 at 11:59. 

This involves an online questionnaire which asks questions about the draft PNA document. We will consider what people tell us in the survey when completing the final assessment, and this will be published on Islington Council's website on 1 October 2025.  

Thank you for giving us your views.

How we will use your information

London Borough of Islington is the Data Controller for the survey and the collected responses. The information you provide will be used solely for the purpose of informing the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. London Borough of Islington is working with NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) and so survey data will be shared with NECS. Your data will be processed under Article 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR (performance of a task carried out in the public interest) and, where applicable, Article 9(2)(g) (processing special category data for reasons of substantial public interest). We will keep your information confidential. All information is stored securely on our server in an electronic format and will only be accessible to our staff and only retained for as long as necessary to complete the consultation. For more details on how your data is used and your rights, please refer to the Let’s Talk Islington Privacy Notice.

We are conducting a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) to assess and plan for pharmaceutical services in the area. This important review helps us understand whether local pharmacy services meet the needs of our residents, and identify any gaps or opportunities to improve. 

The deadline to make a response to the survey is: 13 April 2025.

The responses to this survey will be analysed and included in the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (due to be published and consulted on in June 2025).

How we will use your information

London Borough of Islington is the Data Controller for the survey and the collected responses. The information you provide will be used solely for the purpose of informing the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. London Borough of Islington is working with NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) and so survey data will be shared with NECS. Your data will be processed under Article 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR (performance of a task carried out in the public interest) and, where applicable, Article 9(2)(g) (processing special category data for reasons of substantial public interest). We will keep your information confidential. All information is stored securely on our server in an electronic format and will only be accessible to our staff and only retained for as long as necessary to complete the consultation. For more details on how your data is used and your rights, please refer to the Let’s Talk Islington Privacy Notice.