Agenda item - Joint Strategic Needs Assessment review

Report of the Executive Director for Health & Adult Social Care (copy attached).

18.1      RESOLVED:

(1)       That the 2017 JSNA summary be approved for publication, as set out in section 4.3 and provided in Appendix 1;

(2)       That the priorities for in-depth needs assessments in 2017/18 as set out in section 4.4.1 of the report be approved;

(3)       That the development programme for the JSNA over the next three years, building on the feedback from the consultation, as set out in section 4.5.7 of the report be approved; and

(4)       That officers be requested to continue to develop the JSNA to support the overall approach and whole system development of health and care services, including informing policy and resource allocation.

18.1      The Consultant in Public Health, Brighton & Hove City Council introduced the report which detailed a review of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment which had been considered by the Board in 2016.  The report set out a proposed programme of in-depth needs assessments for 2017 and sought approval from the Board.

18.2      Members of the Board welcomed the report and noted that air quality was a factor with respiratory deaths being the 3^rd highest group in the city.  The need to provide a greater level of support to those who live alone was also raised, as this amounted to 41% in the city compared to 30% nationally.

18.3      Dr Sikdar noted that the report detailed the social insight profile and had a comparator with GP clusters national average and asked if in future similar information could be provided for GP clusters on a local level.

18.4      The Executive Director for Health & Adult Social Care noted that the purpose of the JNSA was to look at how services were commissioned to meet needs that had been identified.  He noted that significant work was being undertaken with the voluntary sector around social isolation and a policy was being developed for that.

18.5      The Chair noted the comments and moved that the recommendations be agreed.

18.6      RESOLVED:

(1)       That the 2017 JSNA summary be approved for publication, as set out in section 4.3 and provided in Appendix 1;

(2)       That the priorities for in-depth needs assessments in 2017/18 as set out in section 4.4.1 of the report be approved;

(3)       That the development programme for the JSNA over the next three years, building on the feedback from the consultation, as set out in section 4.5.7 of the report be approved; and

(4)       That officers be requested to continue to develop the JSNA to support the overall approach and whole system development of health and care services, including informing policy and resource allocation.