Needs assessment
Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNA)
Supporting local authorities and health partners to understand the health and wellbeing needs of their populations.
Purpose
A JSNA gives health and wellbeing boards a shared, evidence-based picture of current and future need. We support the full assessment or individual chapters, helping partners turn a wide evidence base into clear priorities for commissioning and strategy.
This page describes an assignment type we undertake. It is not a record of a completed client project.
Potential areas of analysis
- Population demographics and projections
- Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy
- Health inequalities
- Long-term conditions
- Wider determinants of health
- Service demand and utilisation
- Geographic variation and deprivation
- Current and emerging population needs
Questions we help you answer
- What are the current and projected health and wellbeing needs of the population?
- Where are inequalities greatest, and for which groups?
- How well does current provision align with need?
- Which emerging needs should inform future commissioning?
What you receive
- JSNA chapters or a full assessment report
- Executive summary for the health and wellbeing board
- Interactive data profiles or dashboards
- Prioritised recommendations
Our full approach, evidence sources and methods are set out in a tailored proposal.
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Tell us what you need to understand. We will set out how we would approach it, what you would receive and how long it would take — in a consultation or a tailored proposal.