The JSNA and the Health and Well Being Board
The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)
Local councils and primary care trusts (PCTs) are expected to work together to identify the current and future health and wellbeing needs of a local population through the JSNA process.
The current Sandwell JSNA process and complete needs assessments will soon be made available through a dedicated page on Sandwell Trends.
The role of the Health and Well Being Board (HWWB)
Sandwell’s HWBB is responsible for leading the JSNA process. This process feeds into and is driven by the Joint Health and Well Being Strategy. This strategy’s purpose and scope will be · A high level strategy that spans the local authority, NHS, social care and public health commissioning
- A concise summary of how the health and wellbeing needs of the population will be met and how health inequalities will be reduced
- A description of how local authority, NHS, social care and public health commissioners need to consider the social determinants of health when developing commissioning plans
- A framework to identify determinants of health and well being that are beyond the scope of the Health and Wellbeing Board partners and to influence partners, stakeholders and organisations that can influence these determinants.
A copy of the current strategy can be found here.