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  • The new Joint Strategic Needs Assessment has gone live!

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    The Health and Wellbeing Board has just produced the 2023 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) which is designed to inform local decision-making, by identifying community needs, so that they can be met by service provision. It provides the intelligence that will inform the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (in development) which, in turn will identify priorities for action to improve the health and wellbeing of Oxfordshire’s residents and reduce health inequalities.

    You can use the JSNA to:

    • find out about the key issues affecting the health and wellbeing of your local community
    • identify demographic groups and geographical areas that need targeted support
    • provide evidence of local needs to support funding applicaitons and inform research projects

    View the JSNA at Oxfordshire Insight, and use the interactive tools to explore data on different topics and local communities.

    Key findings from this year’s report include:

    Population and Demographics

    • Between 2011-2021 Oxfordshire’s population increased by 10.9%, above the growth in England (6.6%).
    • The population from mixed or multiple ethnic groups has increased by 71% over the past 10 years.

    Start Well

    • Most children in Oxfordshire, assessed as part of the Healthy Child Programme development review around their second birthday, reached a good level of development in five key areas. However, children living in areas with higher income deprivation had a lower (worse) than average good level of development.
    • The number of mental health referrals for young people has increased, especially for those aged 10-19.
    • There are clear inequalities for childhood obesity by deprivation, sex, and ethnic group. Data shows that children were more likely to be obese in more deprived areas of Oxfordshire.

    Living Well

    • Oxfordshire’s population is relatively healthy and does better or similar to the national average on most public health indicators.
    • Some health conditions are above the national average, including cancer and osteoporosis.
    • But there are pockets of deprivation and wide inequalities in health and wellbeing.

    Age Well

    • Oxfordshire’s population is ageing, a trend that is predicted to continue.
    • There are clear inequalities in life expectancy across Oxfordshire. Males living in more affluent areas of the county are expected to live around 11 years longer than those in poorer areas. For females, this gap is around 12 years.
    • In 2021-22 the rate of hospital admissions due to falls was above the national average.
    • Oxfordshire was ranked the loneliest county compared with its statistical neighbours.