Welcome to the Wakefield JSNA - Wakefield District JSNA

What’s new?

Changes to how the Wakefield JSNA is presented

We are changing the way we present the Wakefield Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), with the aim of creating a more user-friendly and useable resource which can be maintained effectively. The website will provide a core offering of pages that are maintained throughout the year. Outside of the core offer, there will also be a rolling programme of in-depth topic analyses.

Core	In-depth topics
Core	Recent	Upcoming
Population ^{Oct '24} Births and deaths Life expectancy Ethnicity Adult Population Health Survey School Health Survey ^{Aug '24} National Child Measurement Programme ^{Jan '25} Neighbourhood Profiles ^{Jul '24} Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment	Alcohol ^{Mar '25} Housing ^{Mar '25} Children and Young People's Emotional and Mental Wellbeing ^{Feb '25} Frailty ^{Dec '24} Non-UK born Health Needs Assessment ^{Nov '24} LGBTQ+ ^{Aug '24} Neurodiversity ^{Aug '24} Special Educational Needs ^{Aug '24}	Domestic Abuse Climate and Health Food Poverty Cardiovascular Disease Learning Disability

What is the JSNA?

The Wakefield Joint Strategic Needs Assessment is a source of information about the health and wellbeing needs and characteristics of the Wakefield District population, including services and initiative that support this. It is developed and maintained by the Public Health Intelligence team in collaboration with health, social care and other partners.

What can the JSNA be used for?

The information in the JSNA can have a wide range of uses, including, to help make service commissioning decisions; to support funding bids; and for research and education. The JSNA is for anyone with an interest in the health and wellbeing of the population – professionals, elected representatives and members of the public.

The JSNA Annual Summaries are a good starting point for people new to the JSNA, as is the 10 Facts for Wakefield District page.

The Public Health Intelligence Team and Corporate Intelligence Team frequently update this site, so please regularly check back in to stay up to date. If you have any questions, please contact the Public Health Intelligence team at phi@wakefield.gov.uk.