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The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 placed a duty on Local Authorities and Primary Care Trusts to set out the health needs of their local population in what is known as a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).

Joint strategic needs assessment 2011-12

The JSNA is now a core document to inform commissioning and health planning, as detailed in the White Papers:

• Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS

• Healthy Lives, Healthy People

• A Vision for Adult Social Care: Capable Communities and Active Citizens

The statutory guidance on Creating Strong, Safe and Prosperous Communities requires Local Authorities to take account of the JSNA when preparing their Sustainable Community Strategy.

The purpose of a JSNA is to ensure that the commissioning of services in Hounslow is based on population need. The JSNA will inform the work plan of the Hounslow Together Partnership and its commissioning intentions, and will contribute to the development of the Local Authority’s Sustainable Community Strategy. The JSNA will also support the Children and Young People’s Plan put together by the Hounslow Children’s Trust.

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Introduction to the JSNA ( PDF Help, size 613kb)

Action plan for JSNA 2012/13 ( PDF Help, size 169kb)

Section one : Hounslow: the place and people

Section two:  Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing

Section three: Adults and Older people's Health and Wellbeing

Section four:  Community Engagement and Cohesion

• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2010/11 (1707Kb)
• Joint strategic needs assessment 2009 (1670Kb)
• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 2008 (911Kb)
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