Population Needs Assessment

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Population Needs Assessment - Join the Conversation!

We are currently starting to develop our new iteration of the Population Needs Assessment in Gwent. We recognise we don’t have all the solutions to improve our health, social care and housing support and services – and we need your help and input to understand what areas we need to focus on.

We want to know... What is the one thing that would make the biggest difference to health and social care in your local area?

We are delighted to invite community members across Gwent to join us at one of our Population Needs Assessment drop in events!

We want to work with communities to help us to develop better, more responsive services where individuals feel heard, valued and actively involved in shaping their own care and support.

Grab a cuppa, chat to us about your experiences, and pick up a few goodies on the day!

If you have any queries – get in touch!

We look forward to seeing you as we work together to build a brighter future for Gwent. See you there!

Population Needs Assessment Survey

Below are different versions of the survey for different accessibility requirements.

Please send completed surveys to the Regional Partnership Team via email at gwentregionalpartnershipboard@torfaen.gov.uk or via post to FAO: Regional Partnership Team, Torfaen County Borough Council, Civic Centre, Hanbury Road, Pontypool, NP4 6YB.

Population Needs Assessment

The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 requires that local authorities and local health boards must jointly carry out a population needs assessment (PNA) of the needs for care and support, and the support needs of carers in the local authority areas.  Care and support is in relation to people known to social services and those supported through preventative services.  The PNA consists of two sections:

  • Assessing the extent to which there are people or their carers who need care and support and the extent to which they need support
  • Assessing the range and level of services required for the care and support needs of the population, their carers, to prevent needs arising and escalating, and the actions required to provide services in Welsh

The Gwent RPB developed it’s second PNA for the region with citizens and partners in 2022. This assessment is the foundation for our planning of future service provision, across Health and Social Care, identifying the range and level of services required, to ensure we are meeting the needs of the population. The PNA was developed via citizen engagement through the RPB and partner organisations alongside a collection of data sets, in order to effectively shape services to meet future demands. Our engagement is ongoing with citizens, to ensure we are always addressing current needs and highlighting emerging priorities to the RPB. We welcome views in relation to:

  • Identified need - have we go this right?
  • Emerging priorities - do you agree with these?
  • Voice of the citizen - have we evidenced Gwent citizen's needs?

The Gwent Joint Strategic Assessment

A Joint Strategic Assessment provides a comprehensive overview of the health and well-being of the people of Gwent in an accessible way for anyone to view. The majority of the data is sourced from publicly available national data sources such as Stats Wales, Wales Public Health Outcomes Framework and Office of National Statistics. The Gwent Joint Strategic Assessment (JSA) provides partners across Gwent with an evidence-base to inform planning for local service delivery, that provides us with a picture of health for Gwent and provides us with a framework for building a fairer, safer and healthier Gwent.