Joint Strategic Needs Assessment now available

North Somerset Council and NHS North Somerset have been working together to produce the North Somerset Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).

The assessment identifies the current and future needs for health and social care services for all people in North Somerset.  It uses the best available information and the views of local people and partner organisations.

Joint needs assessments have been undertaken in the past but the process was formalised in the Local Government and Public Involvement in health Act (2007).

The JSNA has identified a number of key recommendations, split into six main areas:

• Responding to changes in population
• Improving the lives of those living in deprived areas
• Supporting people to have healthier lifestyles
• Reducing the burden of illness
• Addressing the needs of older people
• Addressing the needs of children and young people

The JSNA will be an ongoing process and will be regularly updated.

For more information please contact:

Office of the North Somerset Director of Public Health, NHS North Somerset

Office of the North Somerset Director of Adult Social Services and Housing, North Somerset Council

Email:  jsna@nsomerset-pct.nhs.uk