Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Lynn Donkin – Public Health Specialist

What is JSNA?

• JSNA is a process to identify the health and wellbeing needs and inequalities of a local population to inform more effective and targeted service provision

• Key points:– Big picture of current and future needs– Wide ranging: health, well-being and inequalities – Joint responsibility of NHS Blackpool and Blackpool Council

What is JSNA?

How can JSNA support partners across Blackpool to tackle the social inequalities in health identified within Marmot’s review?

• Can be used to engage people and communities in determining commissioning priorities

• Identification of inequalities in health and health care, e.g. ward profiles, disease based needs assessments

• Develop a shared understanding across all sectors of the health determinants and well being priorities of the people of Blackpool

• Support an evidence based approach by facilitating access to the evidence of effective interventions for commissioners

What’s new since last year?

• Profile of inequalities between wards within Blackpool.

• Health and wellbeing profiles of GP practice populations within Blackpool

• Areas with similar demographic and health statistics to Blackpool (our ‘statistical neighbours’) have been identified for use in benchmarking.

• Improved understanding of the factors contributing to changing life expectancy in Blackpool.

• Feedback from consultation with commissioners. An event was held for commissioning managers in December 2009.

What to expect from the JSNA over the coming months• Research into transience and migration

• Modelling the impact of housing strategy and proposed housing developments on population change

• Detailed needs assessments for diabetes, dementia , pharmacy, COPD

• Analyses and modelling of interventions to aimed at reducing all age, all cause mortality

• Review membership of Blackpool’s JSNA Strategic Group

• Ongoing dialogue with commissioners

• Consultation with members of the public e.g. consultation on health and wellbeing at Area Forums.

Access to the JSNA• NHS Blackpool website

• Public Health Annual Report

Contacts:Lynn Donkin 01253 651044Public Health Specialist, NHS BlackpoolSara Coombs01253 651938Performance ,Information and Systems Manager, Blackpool CouncilNicola Stubbins 01253 476531Senior Children’s Officer (Planning and Performance), Blackpool CouncilScott Butterfield 01253 477139Research and Intelligence Manager, Blackpool CouncilJonathan Peters 01253 651285Senior Public Health Analyst, NHS Blackpool