The phrase "a discussion is needed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when indicating that further conversation or dialogue is necessary to address a particular issue or topic.
Example: "Before we make a final decision on the project, a discussion is needed to gather everyone's input."
Alternatives: "a conversation is required" or "dialogue is necessary".
Lastly, a discussion is needed of how and when taxpayers may be able to exit the bailout business.
A discussion is needed of profit-first health care where profits arise through the denial of care.
A discussion is needed for this part.
Confounding: a discussion is needed - especially because a multivariate analyses was not attempted.
For the issue of equity firstly a discussion is needed on what indicators are relevant and secondly, more research is needed into these indicators.
AS the Senate awaits the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice, a frank discussion is needed on the proper role of judges in our constitutional system.
"While this whole project is intended to be somewhat of a joke, we believe a serious discussion is needed about how communication technologies are designed," said Morris.
Thus a critical discussion is needed regarding whether this result itself is a desirable outcome in the context of low-income countries, where pharmacies can play an important role within the formal and informal health care sectors.
In a cable dated Sept. 21, 2009, Kenji Yamaoka, the chairman of the Democrats Parliamentary Affairs Committeee, is described as telling Mr. Campbell that a public discussion is needed in which the United States "lays out its overarching foreign and security policy and explains how it sees Japan fitting into it".
It is clear that a thorough discussion is needed on what biomes are and how they should be delimited.
The results of our study indicate that a conscious discussion is needed on the pros and cons of home visits in their current form in Germany.
