Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2012

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) aims to provide the big picture about current and future needs of the Bath and North East Somerset population.

We produce brief updates of new information added throughout the year

• JSNA Update February 2013
• JSNA Update December 2012
• JSNA Update August 2012

The published JSNA comes in a variety of flavours, downloadable below:

• Technical Summary – A longer, more fully referenced report – this is continually updated.
  
• 2 Page High Level Summary of the Data  - An ‘at a glance’ view of the JSNA findings *Last Updated April 2012*
  
• 15 Page Plain English Summary – A Plain English summary of JSNA *Last Updated April 2012*
  
• Equalities Summary – examining the needs of specific communities in the area *Last Updated April 2012*

Who is the JSNA for?

Decision Makers:

Helps elected members and council officials understand and identify local priorities. Will also help different organisations (e.g. the new GP Consortia) work together to identify shared local priorities.

Service and Financial planners:

Tells us where to target services & understand how decisions impact on different communities in different ways.

People who spend money:

Helps to explain local demand, understand the market and shape what exactly it is we will do and buy.

Local Communities:

A shared understanding of local need can make the case for increasing capacity and bringing in external funding. It can also provide a good starting point for having a conversation about your neighbourhood.

What goes in the JSNA?

• Local statistical data (trends over time for issues ranging from health conditions, crime and employment)

• Local opinions (feedback from members of the public, elected members and voluntary sector groups)
• Whether we’re doing what we said we’d do (performance data, and information about what the local community is doing)