The Board to receive a verbal update on the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.

David Bearman provided an update on the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.  It was reported that consultation had taken place which ran from 17 November 2014 to 16 January 2015.  The Health and Wellbeing Boards of Devon, Cornwall and Torbay worked together to produce a single approach to the document and would like to thank Sarah Ogilvie for her co-ordination of this approach.

The consultation was hosted by Plymouth City Council and 5 individuals completed the on-line consultation and feedback received was around ease of use.  The Steering Group met last week to discuss how to take points on board and amendments would be made.  The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment would come back to the Health and Wellbeing Board on 26 March 2015 for ratification.

Agreed that the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment to come back to the Health and Wellbeing Board on 26 March 2015 for ratification.