Introduction

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a process designed to assemble a shared picture of the health, care and related needs of the people of Northumberland.  Responsibility for JSNA is shared between the Director of Public Health, the Executive Director of Adult Care and the Executive Director of Children's Services.

We published a comprehensive baseline analysis of the information available to us about needs in Northumberland in 2009.  Our baseline JSNA is available for download.  The latest (February 2012) Executive Summary summarises the ongoing JSNA work in Northumberland, highlights key messages and sets out some of the implications for future commissioning and planning.

We are trying out a more accessible format for the JSNA which will make information easier to find and to update.  The topic areas set out below have links to headline analysis and background documentation which will change as it is developed.  Your views on format and content will help us to make this information more useful and should be sent to Pamela.Forster@northumberland.gcsx.gov.uk.

Geographical, social and environmental context

Demographic data including population estimates, population by ethnic groups and population structure by age and sex is available at the Infonet website here. 

Social and environmental data including GCSE attainment figures, benefit claimant counts and recorded crime, is available here

In Northumberland under the unitary authority two new sets of geographies have been created here.

Area profiles paint a rich picture of the quality of life and service provision in a local area. An Area Profile helps focus on people and place, and identify priorities that cut across service boundaries. 

You can access short summary leaflets showing key statistics and issues for the 27 Locality Areas here. Not all are complete at this time, but further locality profiles will be added as they are produced.

Interactive Health and social well being profiles are available here

Health profiles

A selection of key health profiles are available here

Children and Families

 There are a new set of outcomes and priorities though the groups of children and young people whose needs they reflect remain constant. This update of the detailed JSNA presents the current needs analysis for key groups to inform the work of the Children’s Commissioning sub group that supports the Health and Well Being Board. See updated detailed DRAFT JSNA 2012 here.

• Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
• Children and Young People with Physical Disabilities
• Children and Young People with Mental Health difficulties
• Children and Young People with Caring responsibilities
• Teenage pregnancy and young parents

Adults with Long Term Needs

• Older people
• Working Age Adults with Physical Disabilities
• Adults with Learning Disabilities
• Adults with Mental Health difficulties
• Adults with Autistic Spectrum conditions
• Adults with Visual Impairment
• Adults with Hearing Impairment
• Adults with Caring responsibilities

Preventing ill health and Promoting Well Being

• People who smoke
• People who are overweight or obese
• People with substance misuse issues

Other Groups

• People who are homeless
• Isolated and excluded groups
• The Ex-Service Community (veterans)

JSNA Steering Group

Agenda, papers and minutes are available here

More information is available from:  Pamela.Forster@northumberland.gcsx.gov.uk.

Contact us

Social care:

Telephone: 01670 536 400.  Email: Socialcare@northumbria.nhs.uk

Housing advice and support

Advice and support information is available here if you find yourself homeless or vulnerable to abuse