Medway Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment survey

The government requires us to produce an assessment of local pharmaceutical services every 3 years. This is called a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. It's used to identify any gaps in current services or improvements that could be made in future pharmaceutical service provision.

Following consultation with the public and pharmacists we have produced a draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment and would now like to hear your views on it.

Your comments will help inform the final Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment which will be published in September 2025.

To take part, read the draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment and then complete the survey.

Take part in the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment survey

The consultation runs from Wednesday 7 May to Sunday 6 July 2025.

This Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment has been produced by Soar Beyond, contracted by Medway Council. If you need any further information or if you would like the survey or document in an alternative format, contact the Soar Beyond team on 01442 927 972 or email pna@soarbeyond.co.uk.

Annual Public Health reports

Every year we produce a report on the health of the local population.

Download the annual Public Health Report 2022 to 2023.

Download an accessible version of the annual Public Health Report 2022 to 2023.

Download previous Annual Public Health reports.

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2022

We're required to produce an assessment of pharmaceutical services in Medway.

The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment is a technical document and is used by NHS England to make decisions about opening new pharmacies or changing their locations.

Read our Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.

Supplementary statements

Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2024 to 2028

This strategy provides a high-level framework for improving health and wellbeing in Medway. The strategy will be used to inform commissioning across the health and care system.

Download the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2024 to 2028 and appendix documents:

If you need this document in an accessible format, you can download our accessible version of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2024 to 2028.

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

The Medway Joint Strategic Needs Assessment provides a detailed assessment of local needs and an overview of existing and future health and social care needs within Medway.

View the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment website.