# National Health Service Act 2006, Section 128A: Pharmaceutical needs assessments

Extent: E+W

(1) Each Health and Wellbeing Board must in accordance with regulations—
(a) assess needs for pharmaceutical services in its area, and
(b) publish a statement of its first assessment and of any revised assessment.
(2) The regulations must make provision—
(a) as to information which must be contained in a statement;
(b) as to the extent to which an assessment must take account of likely future needs;
(c) specifying the date by which a Health and Wellbeing Board must publish the statement of its first assessment;
(d) as to the circumstances in which a Health and Wellbeing Board must make a new assessment.
(3) The regulations may in particular make provision—
(a) as to the pharmaceutical services to which an assessment must relate;
(b) requiring a Health and Wellbeing Board to consult specified persons about specified matters when making an assessment;
(c) as to the manner in which an assessment is to be made;
(d) as to matters to which a Health and Wellbeing Board must have regard when making an assessment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/section/128A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/section-128A
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