Joint Strategic Needs Assessments

- voluntary sector roles

@regionalvoice

Jo Whaley

I’ll cover….

• The value of VCS to JSNA

• The value of the JSNA to the VCS

• How the VCS can input

 

Anything else??

Value of the VCS to JSNA

Unique evidence

Needs- concerns- aspirations- challenges- resources in local communities (geography and interest)

Service providers can share data and insight from experienceSpecialist organisations can act as an advocates for particular community interests, sharing their understanding Knowledge of routes to engagement with particular communitiesCo-design solutions with commissioners

"It gives us access to a wider range of evidence that we would have otherwise. It provides us with links to ground level work.”

Neil Bendel, Manchester Council

"There is huge richness in the voluntary sector because they know the communities better than we ever can." Shahed Ahmad, Director of Public Health, Enfield Council

Co-design- gathering evidence for how to solve the issues

VCS insight on how to tailor

interventions for local

communities

Locally tailored services for

specific community

needs

“Evidenced”public health

interventions

Enhanced with VCS

intelligence

Statutory data sets

demonstrate issues

What’s in it for us?

• Integral to the continuous process of strategic assessment and planning

• Must inform local authority, CCG and NHS England commissioning plans

• Commissioners won’t fund something that isn’t evidenced-especially in this financial climate

How to input to JSNA

Find out what yours looks like- • What’s in it (and what’s not)?• How does the local authority consult• What’s the timetable?• Who compiles it?• Is there a JSNA working group?• What VCS organisations

feed in already?

•Respond to calls for evidence

•Is your CVS involved?

•Healthwatch?

•Contact the LA officer lead on JSNA

•Talk to commissioners you know

Routes in to JSNA

Some examples-

• Write a JSNA chapter- learning disability in Cheshire East

• Calls to shape the JSNA- Manchester

• Working with public health- Wakefield rapid review

What other organisations are doing…

Specific Conditions/Issues• Eye health and sight loss

Tools for health and wellbeing boards to include eye health in JSNAs RNIB• Loneliness The loneliness toolkit for health and wellbeing boards.  From the Campaign to

End Loneliness.• Neurological conditions Develop your Neurology JSNA Overview  Neurological Commissioning

Support• JSNA Epilepsy Template Neurological Commissioning Support and the Epilepsy Society• End of life What about end of life care? toolkit  National Council for Palliative Care• Musculoskeletal disorders • are developing a musculoskeletal calculator Arthritis Research UK

Equality Groups• Women  Better Health for Women- how to incorporate women's health needs in to JSNAs and

JHWSs• LGBT A summary of LGBT communities for JSNAs• Homeless people, Gypsies and Travellers, vulnerable migrants  and sex workers• Practical steps towards inclusive JSNAs, JHWSs and commissioning for Gypsies, Travellers and

Roma, homeless people, sex workers and vulnerable migrants. Inclusion Health

http://www.regionalvoices.org/JSNA-more-resources

• What evidence do you have?

• What information does the health and wellbeing board have (open source)?

• How does your JSNA structure information?

Telling your story

Make your message easy to

“cut and paste”

Intelligence you haveHard data• Outputs e.g. activities undertaken and the number (and type) of

beneficiaries- demonstrate change in demand and existing need for commissioners

• Outcomes from services/interventions - changes, benefits, learning or other effects of the work (external evaluations)

• Impact - long term change that occurs as a result of an intervention- social, economic and environmental change.

Softer intelligence• Insight- know what is happening NOW, what people are saying• Knowledge of how to link in with particular communities

LOADS of information available online!

PHE Knowledge and Data Gatewayhttp://datagateway.phe.org.uk/ Outcomes frameworks - http://ascof.hscic.gov.uk/Outcome Health Profileshttp://data.gov.uk/ - 9000 data sets!!!

Covers everything…e.g. • Dementia• Sexual health• Older people’s health and wellbeing atlas• Disability• Cancer• Hospital admissions…

Unit cost database- http://data.gov.uk/sib_knowledge_box/toolkit

NICE Evidence, guidelines, standards and costingswww.evidence.nhs.uk

All on…http://www.regionalvoices.org/evidence

Resources about VCS evidence and JSNA

•Background- about JSNA: Influencing Local Commissioning for Health and Care - Guidance for the VCS

•Different ways VCS can influence JSNAhttp://www.regionalvoices.org/JSNA-more-resources

•Evidence out there the VCS can usehttp://www.regionalvoices.org/evidence

•Briefing for health and wellbeing boards on voluntary sector evidence- coming soon (NHS Confederation/LGA)

www.regionalvoices.org/developments

Strategic Partners’ Portalhttp://www.voluntarysectorhealthcare.org.uk/

Jo.whaley@regionalvoices.org

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