Dr Renu Bindra Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Policy background January 2006 “Strategic Needs Assessment” October 2006 “Joint Strategic Needs Assessment”

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Commissioning Framework for Health and Wellbeing: Understanding the needs of populations and individuals Wide support for JSNA Partnership working welcomed Potential for JSNA to underpin wider strategies Supporting guidance

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Section 116 of the LGPIH Act Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 Chapter 28 It is for: (a) the responsible local authority and (b) each of its partner PCTs to prepare any assessment of relevant needs under this section in relation to the area of the responsible local authority.

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment What is Joint Strategic Needs Assessment? A systematic method for reviewing the health and wellbeing needs of a population, leading to agreed commissioning priorities that will improve health and wellbeing outcomes and reduce inequalities.

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment How is Joint Strategic Needs Assessment used? JSNA findings LAA priority targets (35/198) Other commissioning Sustainable Communities Strategy World Class Commissioning LA, PCT and PBC commissioning strategies and plans

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment The new performance framework

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment World Class Commissioning and JSNA A statement of intent, aimed at delivering outstanding performance in the way health and care services are commissioned, leading to: better health and wellbeing for all better care for all better value for all

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment World class commissioning: competencies PCTs: Are recognised as the local leader of the NHS Work collaboratively with community partners to commission services that optimise health gains and reductions in health inequalities Proactively seek and build continuous and meaningful engagement with the public and patients, to shape services and improve health Lead continuous and meaningful engagement with clinicians to inform strategy, and drive quality, service design and resource utilisation Manage knowledge and undertake robust and regular needs assessments that establish a full understanding of current and future local health needs and requirements Prioritise investment according to local needs, service requirements and the values of the NHS Effectively stimulate the market to meet demand and secure required clinical, and health and well-being outcomes Promote and specify continuous improvements in quality and outcomes through clinical and provider innovation and configuration Secure procurement skills that ensure robust and viable contracts Effectively manage systems and work in partnership with providers to ensure contract compliance and continuous improvements in quality and outcomes Make sound financial investments to ensure sustainable development and value for money

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment What does Joint Strategic Needs Assessment look like? “Each JSNA will be unique and will reflect local circumstances, leading to more detailed analyses of the issues identified”

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Undertaking JSNA Directors of Public Health, Adult Social Services and Children’s Services working with Directors of Commissioning Stakeholder involvement and community engagement: communities, patients, service users, carers and providers, with a particular focus on the views of vulnerable groups Identifying relevant best practice, innovation and research to inform how needs will best be met

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Content of the JSNA Do the data tell a story about the local area? What analyses were done to give a more detailed picture of the area? Are the ambitions and aspirations of the population for the short and longer-term future understood? Collect quantitative and qualitative data on local need Translate these data into information Incorporate information into needs assessment

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment How often should JSNA be undertaken? That depends……. JSNA is a process JSNA assesses current and future need: –3 to 5 years to inform LAAs –5 to 10 years to inform strategic planning At minimum, JSNA should align with three-yearly LAA planning cycles