Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) identify the current and future health, care, and wellbeing needs of the local population. They are a fundamental part of health and wellbeing strategies, guiding the development of services and policies to meet community needs effectively. The primary legislation underpinning JSNAs is the Health and Social Care Act 2012.  

Most of the Suffolk JSNA is created by the Knowledge Intelligence and Evidence Team. We are a small team that is part of the Public Health and Communities directorate. We may include reports and information by others if it is robust, timely and helpful in understanding the health and wellbeing of the Suffolk population.

We produce Health Needs Assessments (HNA), profile reports, data dashboards, and Annual Public Health Reports (APHRs).

You can start the conversation by emailing us at: knowledgeandintelligence@suffolk.gov.uk. We aim to respond within 5 working days.

We want our work to have an impact on the health and wellbeing of our population. We focus on priorities in the current Suffolk Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy. We’re interested in topics we’ve not covered before, and information that will support commissioning decisions.

All content is reviewed before publication. HNAs have a stakeholder steering group that agrees the scope, terms of reference and timescales. Stakeholders can suggest amendments to the content but a consultant in Public Health gives the final sign off. We work in accordance with Suffolk’s Ethical Data Stewardship Charter.