Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

What is a JSNA?

A Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is the means by which the Primary Care Trust (PCT) and local authorities work together to understand the future health, care and well-being needs of their community.  The JSNA aims to support action to improve local people's well-being by ensuring that services meet their needs.  It is designed to inform and drive future investment priorities and thereby help to plan services more effectively.  It will only succeed if the knowledge that the data yields is actually acted upon.

This is the first time such a huge wealth of data from a number of different sources that cover social care, health, housing, income, behaviour and services has been brought together into a single product shared between both the NHS locally and the county council.  Having a common and consistent evidence-base across the PCT and social care means that when gaps in provision are identified agencies can work together on tackling them.  We see this as an essential step towards putting local people and their needs at the centre of planning.

The main findings from this JSNA highlight some important local strategic priorities for improving health, preventing illness and reducing health inequalities:

  • reducing premature mortality and improving life expectancy
  • meeting the needs of those with long-term conditions
  • responding to an ageing society and the needs of older people
  • improving children and young people's life chances
  • increasing healthy lifestyles and breaking the cycle of deprivation

To view the JSNA data

How to request additional analysis

Apart from the key messages that have already emerged – the data is capable of yielding much more information, depending on what one is looking for.  Commissioners, planners and operational service mangers are encouraged to contact us for further analysis.  Any such requests for bespoke information and data interrogation can be directed to the following mail box:  JSNA@oxfordshire.gov.uk

If you want more information about the JSNA process or the JSNA Steering Group contact Matt Bramall, Health & Wellbeing Partnership Board Officer at matt.bramall@oxfordshirepct.nhs.uk