The Board to consider recommendations relating to the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).

Rob Nelder, Public Health Consultant and JSNA lead provided the Board with a presentation on the JSNA Steering Group.  In response to questions raised, it was reported that -

a)    the JSNA is an intelligence bank to improve the health and wellbeing of the population of Plymouth.  We need to stick to the priorities long enough to make a difference and the Joint Commissioning Partnership (JCP) will ensure that what is commissioned is evidenced based;

b)    they developed the public health outcomes framework were rates are high and low, this intelligence is provided to the JCP to focus geographically and to look at where in the city they need to target.

Agreed that the Health and Wellbeing Board –

1.         delegate the preparation and refresh of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment to the Director of Public Health (DPH).

2.         assist the DPH in the preparation and refresh of the JSNA, the JSNA Steering Group is formalised as a sub-group to the Health and Wellbeing Board and will include members from partner agencies represented at the Board.

3.         the JSNA will be refreshed annually with findings being presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board at its second quarterly meeting of the year in the form of the Plymouth Report.

4.         the JSNA Steering Group assist the Health and Wellbeing Board in the preparation of the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy by providing clear measures of progress against agreed priorities so that the Board may be held to account over time.

5.         the JSNA Steering Group’s terms of reference and membership including, but not limited to, those listed in the Terms of Reference.