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Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

The full Merton Joint Strategic Needs Assessment is available online and gives an overview of the health and wellbeing of Merton residents. A summary document is also available along with ward health profiles of Merton. Also, there are a series of topic profiles which reflect on health and wellbeing in Merton giving an updated snapshot.

Merton Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

 

Other needs assessments

Listed below are recent and planned Health Needs Assessments (HNAs), Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) and other work undertaken to complement and update the JSNA picture.

 

Children, young people and families

Topic Date Summary Full document Strategy document
​Autism Profile ​December 2018 ​- ​Autism Profile ​N/A
Mental health during pregnancy and the postnatal period November 2017 - Mental health during pregnancy and the postnatal period N/A
Child Sexual Exploitation HNA February 2015 - Child Sexual Exploitation JSNA N/A
Looked After Children HNA September 2015 Merton Looked After Children Health Needs Assessment Executive Summary - N/A
Children and Young People SEND JSNA Profile May, 2020 - Children and Young People SEND JSNA Profile N/A

 

Adults

Topic Date Summary Full document Strategy document
Disability Health and Care Profile October 2018 N/A Merton Disability Health and Care Profile October 2018 N/A
Severe Mental Illness Profile 2018 January 2019 N/A Merton Severe Mental Illness Profile 2018 N/A
Obesity fact sheet April 2017 Obesity fact sheet N/A N/A
Suicide and self-harm Summary December 2017 Merton Suicide and Self-Harm in Merton N/A N/A
Drug related deaths in Merton fact sheet December 2017 Drug related deaths in Merton fact sheet N/A N/A
Adult Substance Misuse HNA

May 2017



 

January 2018

 Merton Adult Substance Misuse Needs Assessment Executive Summary
Merton Adult Substance Misuse Profile		 Merton Adult Substance Misuse Needs Assessment  
Adult Mental Health HNA December 2014 Merton Adult Mental Health Needs Assessment Executive Summary Merton Adult Mental Health Needs Assessment N/A
Cancer HNA January 2015 Merton Cancer Health Needs Assessment Executive Summary Merton Cancer Health Needs Assessment N/A
Long Term Neurological Conditions HNA September 2015 Merton Long Term Neurological Conditions Health Needs Assessment Executive Summary Merton Long Term Neurological Conditions Health Needs Assessment N/A
Cardiovascular Disease HNA June 2016 N/A Cardiovascular Disease HNA N/A
Physical Activity Profile January 2019 N/A Physical Activity Profile N/A

 

Older people

Topic Date Summary document Full document Strategy document
​Merton Dementia Action Alliance (MDAA) Annual Report 17/18 June ​2018 N/A​ ​Merton Dementia Action Alliance - Annual Report 2017/18 ​N/A
​Merton Dementia Action Alliance (MDAA) Annual Report 18/19         ​June 2019 N/A​ ​Merton Dementia Action Alliance - Annual Report 2018/19 N/A​
Falls Prevention HNA February 2015 Merton Falls Prevention Health Needs Assessment Executive Summary Merton Falls Prevention Health Needs Assessment Merton's Older Peoples Falls Prevention Strategy 2015-2018
Dementia HNA December 2015 Dementia Health Needs Assessment Executive Summary Dementia Health Needs Assessment N/A

 

Health inequalities

Topic Date Summary document Full document Strategy document
9 Protected Characteristics July 2018 9 Protected Characteristics N/A N/A
East Merton HNA January 2014 East Merton Health Needs Assessment Executive Summary The Health Needs of East Merton N/A

 

Social determinants of health

Topic Date Summary document Full document Strategy document
Domestic Violence Strategic Needs Assessment December 2014 Merton Domestic Violence and abuse Strategic Needs Assessment Summary Merton Domestic Violence and  Abuse Strategic Needs Assessment Merton Violence Against Women and girls Strategic aims
Private Sector Housing Quantitative Health Impact Assessment July 2015 Merton Private Sector Housing Quantitative Health Impact Assessment Executive Summary Merton Health Impact Assessment of Private sector housing N/A

 

Other

Topic Date Summary document Full document Strategy document
Pharmaceutical HNA April 2018 N/A Merton Pharmaceutical Health Needs Assessment Full Report N/A

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