Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Lead analyst: Sarah Blundell
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:
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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
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
ERPHO resources
Presentation: Erpho's role in assisting JSNA - making information available to all
DSRs 2005/06 to 2008/09
Top 10 diagnoses 2005/06 to 2008/09
Child Needs Assessment Toolkit
2008 Health Profiles
Births and deaths standard output
SWPHO instant atlas - JSNA mapping tool for UA and LA data
Data by LA/UA and small area level
Place survey 2008/9 atlas
| | Current JSNAs from the East of England |
Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
Luton
Norfolk
Peterborough
Suffolk
SWPHO support for JSNA webpage
Oneplace - the reporting website for Comprehensive Area assessment (CAA)