Topic-Specific Health Needs Assessments (HNA) Topic-specific Health Needs Assessments (HNA) and Spotlight reports for the health of adults, children and young people. We produce a number of health needs assessments. These are the means by which we assess the current and future health, care and wellbeing needs of the local population. The following Needs Assessments have been completed: 2024 – Oral Health Needs...

Additional sources of data, evidence & national tools Below are links to a range of external sources of data and evidence Commissioning tools The following resources can help with evidence-based, cost-effective commissioning Care spend estimating tool: Estimates how a local care economy spends its money by age group, patient group and care settings Fingertips: is a large public health data collection. Data is organised into...

Place Level The term “place” refers to the geographic level below an ICS (Integrated Care System). Placed-based partnerships involve local government playing an important leadership role in recognising our shared priorities and the scope for joint action. The following themes for integration at the place level are: Improving the health & wellbeing for the whole population of Bedford Delivering better care for individuals...

Learning Disabilities Data Dashboard This Dashboard provides fast access to data and analysis of the factors identified as important indicators for, or measures of the health and well-being of people with Learning Disabilities aged 19 and over living in Bedford Borough. It also includes projections of the prevalence of Learning Disabilities among the adult population from POPPI and PANSI. It features...

Local population forecasts 2023-2043 Population forecasts offer an approximation of the present and anticipated population. This information is essential for planning service provision that reflects the demographics and needs of the population. The Power BI Dashboard below provides detailed population forecasts for Bedford Borough that have been developed locally. No forecast can be expected to be 100% accurate, however, these forecasts...

The background The purpose of the Ageing Well Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) section is to support the work of the Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board by summarising key local needs, and services, and providing a series of evidence-based priorities to improve the health of the population of older adults living across Bedford Borough (65 years and older). It acts as...

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNA) are key documents for NHS England as they inform its decisions on applications to open new pharmacies and dispensing appliance contractor premises. PNAs inform commissioning of enhanced services from pharmacies by NHS England. Enhanced services are services such as: anti-coagulation monitoring provision of advice and support to residents and staff in care homes in connection with...

Bedford Borough Local Insight Bedford Borough’s JSNA Local Insight tool is a community mapping and reporting tool using up-to-date national open data and locally uploaded data. It’s a service that allows you to find, explore and use a wide range of facts and figures at different geographic levels for Bedford Borough. You can generate bespoke and in depth profile reports with the confidence...

JSNA background Health and well-being is a complex and multifaceted concept that is defined by many inter-relating factors. The development of strategies and services to improve the health and well-being of populations is similarly complicated and therefore robust, reliable and impartial evidence and intelligence is necessary to inform policy and strategic planning. The JSNA contains insight and intelligence on the current picture...

Director of Public Health Reports 2022 – Taking Local Action to Address Excess weight in Bedford Borough Three out of five adults and two in five 11-year olds living in Bedford Borough are overweight or obese. Excess weight is a major cause of ill health and death locally and disproportionately affects some of our poorest communities. Tackling excess weight is not simply a...