The Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership is responsible for meeting the statutory duties for Health and Wellbeing Boards (as set in the Health and Social Care Act 2012).
The Partnership is a key element of the new health and social care system. It brings together the NHS, public health, adult social care and children’s services, and other partners to plan how to best meet the needs of their local population and tackle local inequalities in health. It is also accountable to the BLMK Integrated Care Board (ICB) for any functions delegated to Milton Keynes – to oversee and drive progress in relation to local priorities.
Health and Wellbeing
The priorities in our health and wellbeing strategy have been shaped by the views and experiences of our residents, partners and stakeholders. They are based on a detailed analysis of the evidence – which we call out Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 gives health and wellbeing boards specific functions which include the preparation of Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWSs). These are duties of local authorities and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).
The priorities in our Health and Wellbeing strategy have been shaped by the views and experiences of our residents, partners and stakeholders. They are based on a detailed analysis of the evidence – which we call our Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)
The Milton Keynes City Council Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a local assessment of current and future health and social care needs.
Working together with the Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) the council has a duty to improve the health of the local population.
The JSNA is used by the Health and Care Partnership and its member organisations to assess the health and care needs of the local population and develop plans to address those needs. This includes developing a Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy and informing the BLMK Integrated Care System Strategy.
To produce the JSNA, we use data and information from a range of sources. This includes data from hospitals and GPs, routinely collected data on a wide range of factors that influence our health, feedback from professionals and residents, and ‘best practice’ evidence.
The JSNA includes a number of chapters, each dealing with a several topic across the life course (from conception through to old age). The JSNA chapters are concise summaries that include interactive visual ways of exploring the data. Users can explore a topic in more detail by selecting it and accessing a range of further data resources and reports, including ‘deep dive’ health needs assessments.
Refreshing the JSNA is a continuous process and the content is updated regularly, depending on when new information becomes available and in response to the feedback we receive.
We would welcome your feedback and suggestions for the JSNA. Please contact us at: jsnafeedback@bedford.gov.uk (Public Health – a shared service across Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes).
Bletchley Pathfinder
What is Bletchley Pathfinder?
Bletchley Pathfinder is a new multi-agency initiative aimed at improving the ways our health and care services work together. The Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership plan to use the learning from the Bletchley Pathfinder to develop new ways of working across the city.