22nd February 2022
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
1 Introduction
The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a systematic review of the health and wellbeing needs of the population. The JSNA is a statutory process which local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) use to assess the current and future health, care and wellbeing needs of the local community to inform decision making. Local authorities and CCGs have equal and joint duties to prepare JSNAs through their Health & Wellbeing Boards (HWB). Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategies should be based on the priorities identified through local JSNAs and should be transparent and available to the public.
In May 2021, the three Berkshire East local authorities agreed to work collaboratively to deliver their respective JSNAs and a shared vision was signed off. The Berkshire East Public Health Hub was asked to lead on this project and a Steering Group was set up to act as the project board for the JSNAs across Berkshire East. The key deliverable for this project was to create a Berkshire East JSNA website. The purpose of this website is to bring together relevant information and resources that help to assess the health, care and wellbeing needs of our local communities to inform decision making.
The JSNA staging website was launched on 31st January 2022 for several key audiences (local authority and health organisation staff; identified contacts across community and voluntary groups). This provides information on the vision and structure for the Berkshire East JSNAs and includes several new products under the Health Behaviours topic area. People and Place Summary profiles are also available for each of the three local authority areas.
The website is still in early stages of development and not publicly available, however the JSNA Steering Group are keen to receive feedback on what has been created so far. As part of the consultation process, the website will be presented to members of the HWB who will be provided to access the website. Members will be encouraged to test the website and provide feedback via the short feedback form. This will support the ongoing development of the JSNA website before it is launched publicly later in the year. The consultation will close on 28th February.
2 Supporting Information
A slide deck with supporting information has been sent out. Links to both the website and the feedback form will also be sent out in a separate email.
Contact for further information: Shamarke Esse - public.health@bracknell-forest.gov.uk