Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025

Since the 1st of April 2013, every Health and Wellbeing Board has a statutory responsibility to publish and keep up to date a statement of the needs of pharmaceutical services (community pharmacies, dispensing doctors, and appliance contractors) for the population in its area. This is referred to as the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).

This version of the PNA was published on the 1st October 2025 and can be accessed using the links below. Links to previous versions of the PNA published in 2015, 2018 and 2022 can be found at the bottom of this page.

Kent Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

Main report

Map of pharmaceutical services (updated September 2025)

Appendices

Appendix G - Maps and Travel analysis

Appendix H - Population demographics and Health

Appendix I - Consultation reports

Supplementary statements

Supplementary statement September 2025

Previous versions

2022 pharmaceutical needs assessment

2018 pharmaceutical needs assessment

2015 pharmaceutical needs assessment