Archived decisions

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Date of Decision:

24 November 2008

Decision Title:

Hampshire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Decision Reference:

357

Report From:

Director of Public Health

Contact name:

Jean Bradlow

Tel:

01962 847127

Email:

[email protected]

1) Summary

The following decision was made:

1.1. That Cabinet approve the Hampshire County Council/Hampshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

1.2. That a report be submitted to a future meeting of the Cabinet, on particular themed and location specific activity being taken to address the inequalities that have been identified.

1.3. That the Executive Summary of the Full report be sent to all Membes of the County Council.

2) Reasons for the decision

2.1. It is a statutory requirement set out in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 that each upper-tier local authority and its PCT must publish a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), which looks at the health and social care needs of its population.

2.2. The JSNA has been signed off by the three accountable Directors, as set out in the 2007 Act: the Director of Adult Services, Director of Children's Services and Director of Public Health.

2.3. Hampshire's Cabinet and the Board of Hampshire PCT are asked to approve the JSNA, as it is a direction-setting document designed to inform the Sustainable Community Strategy, the Local Area Agreement (LAA), the refresh of the Children & Young People's Plan, the PCT Strategy and joint commissioning and well-being strategies.

3) Other options considered and rejected:

Not applicable, as this is a statutory requirement and the data has been compiled using the stipulated core dataset requirements of the Department of Health.

4) Conflicts of Interest:

4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker:

None

4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted:

None

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

None

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent :

None

7) Statement from the Decision Maker:

Approved by:

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Date: 24 November 2008

Chairman of the Cabinet

Councillor T K Thornber, CBE