{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-128A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-128A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/41",
  "legislation_title": "National Health Service Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006",
  "path": "section/128A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "128A",
  "heading": "Pharmaceutical needs assessments",
  "text": "(1) Each Health and Wellbeing Board must in accordance with regulations—\n(a) assess needs for pharmaceutical services in its area, and\n(b) publish a statement of its first assessment and of any revised assessment.\n(2) The regulations must make provision—\n(a) as to information which must be contained in a statement;\n(b) as to the extent to which an assessment must take account of likely future needs;\n(c) specifying the date by which a Health and Wellbeing Board must publish the statement of its first assessment;\n(d) as to the circumstances in which a Health and Wellbeing Board must make a new assessment.\n(3) The regulations may in particular make provision—\n(a) as to the pharmaceutical services to which an assessment must relate;\n(b) requiring a Health and Wellbeing Board to consult specified persons about specified matters when making an assessment;\n(c) as to the manner in which an assessment is to be made;\n(d) as to matters to which a Health and Wellbeing Board must have regard when making an assessment.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 128A inserted (18.3.2010 for specified purposes, 24.5.2010 in so far as not already in force) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), ss. 25, 40(1); S.I. 2010/779, art. 2(1)(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 128A(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 206(1), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 128A(2)(c)(d) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 206(1), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 128A(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 206(1), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 128A(3)(d) substituted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 206(1), 306(4); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/128A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:55.183741+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}