In 2007 the ‘Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act’ placed a duty on upper-tier local authorities and PCTs to undertake joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA).
JSNA is defined as a process to identify and understand the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the local population leading to improved outcomes and reductions in health inequalities. It takes into account existing services and evidence of effectiveness, and informs the strategic direction of service commissioning and delivery. It is a partnership duty which involves a range of statutory and non-statutory partners, informing commissioning and the development of appropriate, sustainable and effective services.
For further information please see Section 1 Background to JSNA.
Contents
Executive summary
Section 1 Background to JSNA
Section 2 Population characteristics and change
Section 3 What people think about their lifestyle
Section 4 How do we compare with similar local authorities
Section 5 Socio-economic factors
Section 6 Life expectancy
Section 7 Burden of disease
Section 8 Children and young people
Section 9 Using population segmentation
Author and acknowledgements
To view JSNAs for the for central LAncashire Local Authorities please see:
Local Authority JSNAs