Health Profiles and Needs Assessments

Health Needs Assessments (HNA)

The below table contains links to in-depth studies which have been undertaken on specific health needs in the Somerset population. In some cases these documents are strategies developed for specific conditions and population groups. There are also links to the relevant pages on this website for each subject area.

Subject area	Web Page	Needs Assessment
Oral Health	Oral Health	Oral Health Needs Assessment, South West of England Improving Oral Health in Somerset 2015-2018
Blood Borne Viruses	Infectious Diseases	Blood Borne Viruses Health Needs Assessment
Special Educational Needs and Disability	SEND	SEND Strategy for Somerset
Mental Health	Mental Health	Positive Mental Health: A joint strategy for Somerset
Homelessness and Rough Sleeping	Homelessness	Somerset Homelessness and Rough Sleeper Needs Assessment 2019 Somerset Housing Partnership Homeless Strategy
Autism	Autism	Somerset Autism Strategy 2015-2018
Ageing	Older People	Ageing Well JSNA
Children and Young People	Children and Young People	Evidence Review: Children and Young People - Prevention and Early Intervention Vulnerable Children and Young People JSNA
Domestic Abuse	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence	Somerset Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment 2017
Child Accidents	Accidents, Injuries and Falls	Somerset Child Accident Prevention Strategy
Drugs and Alcohol	Substance Misuse	Adult Drug and Alcohol Treatment Needs Assessment 2016
Dementia	Dementia	Somerset Dementia Needs Assessment
Rurality	Rurality	Rurality JSNA
Child Sexual Exploitation	Child Exploitation	Somerset Child Sexual Exploitation Strategy 2013-2015
Hidden Harm	Hidden Harm	Hidden Harm Needs Assessment
Housing for Vulnerable Young People	Youth Housing	P2i (Pathways to Independence) Needs Analysis
Breastfeeding	Pregnancy and Maternity	Somerset County Council Breastfeeding Health Equity Audit
Eye Health	Eye Health	Somerset Eye Health Needs Assessment
Protected Characteristics	People and Groups	Protected Characteristics JSNA
Population Health		Population Health Need JSNA
Sensory Impairment	Sensory Loss	Somerset Sensory Review

Health Profiles

Public Health England publish health profiles on more than 30 themes on their Fingertips web site. Quick links to some selected profiles are below.

General Health Profiles

Child Health - Somerset

Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing

Fingertips mental health profile

Local Alcohol profiles

Local Tobacco Control Profiles

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Profiles - NHS Somerset CCG

Adult Social Care - Somerset

GP Practice and Commissioning Locality Profiles

National General Practice Profiles
In addition, the Public Health team in Somerset produce annual profiles for each of the nine GP Commissioning Localities in the county. Each document aims to aid Commissioning Localities in the identification of health needs, priorities and potential service interventions that could be commissioned or provided.

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