Demystifying the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)
Join Stephen Boydell, Principal Epidemiologist at Blackpool Council, for a session focused on how population‑level intelligence can directly support better local government decision‑making. This talk will explore the role of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), a tool for understanding the health, wellbeing, and social needs of communities, and how it can be used to inform commissioning, policy development, and service design across the public sector.
In this talk, Stephen will cover:
- How the JSNA uses multiple data sources to build a clear picture of local needs, inequalities, and emerging issues
- The value of combining JSNA insights with service data, national datasets, community intelligence, and council analytical tools
- How high‑quality population intelligence supports strategic planning, prevention, and targeted investment
- Opportunities for using evidence more effectively within local teams
Who should join?
This talk will be relevant for anyone who wants to understand how data and evidence can be used more effectively in the commissioning cycle and in shaping services that are responsive to Blackpool’s communities, in particular:
- Local authority commissioners and service managers
- Public health, NHS, and social care professionals
- VCFSE organisations and community partners
- Analysts, researchers, and strategy teams
- Anyone involved in planning, designing, or improving services in Blackpool
Location
This session will be online. You will receive the Microsoft Teams joining link for the session in the confirmation email once you have registered. If you are unable to join us in real time, you can register to receive a recording of the presentation and we will send this to you via email after the session.
Please see The Big Evidence Fortnight full programme for other sessions you might be interested in.