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Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

The main purpose of Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is to aid the commissioning of health services for a county, by involving key decision-makers in social services alongside those in public health departments of PCTs. The result should be a needs assessment that encompasses health and social issues as well as inequalities that may exist in the county.

This erpho webpage provides data, in addition to guidance on analysis and information sharing for people carrying out JSNA. It has five different sections:

	Latest additions, news and events
	Resources and tools
	Data and analysis
	Current JSNAs from the East of England
	Links

Latest additions, news and events

Erpho is running a two day Foundation Course on using health intelligence in commissioning aimed at Commissioners and people working in Health Improvement in both PCTs and local authorities. It should be useful for those involved in using needs assessments. For more information and to register go to our: Foundation Course page

Resources and tools

APHO resources

Resources giving advice on which indicators to choose, how to conduct analysis of them and interpret results correctly

JSNA - the APHO Resource Pack This contains sections on:

JSNA core dataset (contains the list of DH recommended potential indicators alongside links to the data source)
Statistical validity
Projection methods
Data sharing for JSNA
Measuring health inequalities

Place survey 2008/9 atlas

Data analysis tools

Technical Briefings

Other publications including The Good Indicators Guide

Indications Series

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Latest additions, news and events

Resources and tools

APHO resources

ERPHO resources

Data and analysis

Current JSNAs from the East of England

Links