Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025-2028

We asked

A Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA), which describes pharmacy services in Wirral and an assessment of the needs of the local people for pharmacy services, was created after an initial phase of consultation at the end of 2024. This second phase of consultation asked residents to provide feedback on the draft 2025-2028 PNA, in particular, whether they agreed with what the PNA said about pharmacy services, our local population, the results of the assessment and any general comments that could be made.

You said

A total of 52 survey responses were received. Overall, the responses supported the conclusions and recommendations of the Wirral Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) 2025-2028. The responses highlighted some queries, questions, challenges, compliments and comments related to the draft PNA. These did not change the PNA conclusions.

Overall, this assessment has concluded that currently there is enough essential service provision access in terms of location, opening hours and services to meet the needs of the population of Wirral with the following exceptions:

  • The lack of essential services on Sundays, between 4.00pm and 10.00pm, that meet the pharmaceutical needs of Wirral residents.
  • The lack of essential services between Monday and Saturday, between 9.00pm and 10.00pm, that meet the pharmaceutical needs of Wirral residents.


In addition to these specific conclusions, a number of the points raised through the consultation in terms of operational impacts related to pharmacies, will be shared with the appropriate partners for further review and action.

For more information about the consultation and to view the consultation report click here.

We did

Following the consultation, feedback was considered by the Health and Wellbeing Board on 18 September 2025, where the Board approved the PNA for publication by 1st October 2025.