From 2007, local authorities and PCTs were required by the government to produce a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) describing the health and well-being of their local community.
In order to achieve the world class services that people expect, we must have a full
understanding of local needs. The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment will help local agencies understand the health and social care needs of their local communities and identify where inequalities exist. This will help determine local priorities and support the commissioning of services to meet these needs.
The needs assessment is an important tool when commissioning services, to guide service planning and commissioning strategies for the next 3 to 5 years. This is a unique process that reflects the local population and their needs. The published findings of the JSNA are a summary of the main health and wellbeing needs.
The Derbyshire County Council website includes all the mandatory data sets for the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and are included in the ‘specific topic links’ section below.
Producing the JSNA has involved a range of people including the public, clinicians and other partner agencies.
The final document and further information can be found on our WCC website.