Health and Wellbeing

Key to improving the health and wellbeing of the people of Wiltshire is the health and wellbeing Joint Strategic Assessment for Health and Wellbeing (HW JSA) which describes the future health, care and wellbeing needs of local populations and the strategic direction of service delivery to help meet those needs.  The HW JSA underpins the production of the health and wellbeing and inequalities strategies and is also central to communicating with Wiltshire’s Area Boards to assist with prioritising and making commissioning decisions.

NHS Wiltshire’s Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA), which has been written to meet the requirements set out by the National Health Service Pharmaceutical Services and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendments) Regulations 2010. The regulations required Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to prepare and publish a PNA by 1st February 2011. The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment is a key tool for identifying what is needed at a local level to support the commissioning intentions for pharmaceutical services and other services that could be delivered by community pharmacies and other providers. It will enable NHS Wiltshire to undertake a number of commissioning and regulatory functions in relation to the provision of high quality pharmaceutical services for its population. The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment maps current provision, assesses local need and identifies any gaps in provision.

Health Profiles Directory

Wiltshire Public Health team has produced a directory of the main health profiles produced by Public Health Observatories and other organisations. The directory includes a list and links to all profiles, as well as the publisher and publication information. Health Profiles are useful for understanding the needs of the local population and comparing the performance of Wiltshire against national averages.

 2012 Local Health Profile for Wiltshire

The Association of Public Health Observatories publish health profiles for local authority areas and the 2012 profile for Wiltshire can be accessed below.  The profile presents comparative information for Wiltshire on deprivation, mortality, communities, children and young people’s health, adults’ health and lifestyle, disease and poor health and life expectancy and causes of death.

 2011 Local Health Profile for Wiltshire

The Association of Public Health Observatories publish health profiles for local authority areas and the 2011 profile for Wiltshire can be accessed below. 

2010 Local Health Profile for Wiltshire

The Association of Public Health Observatories publish health profiles for local authority areas and the latest profile for Wiltshire can be accessed below. This information can also be viewed via an interactive mapping tool, which can be accessed here.

The 'What Matters to You' survey was carried out in December 2011 asking Wiltshire residents to comment on a range of topics that affect life where they live. 7,741 people responded. Part of the survey asked about lifestyles and health.

The report 'What you told us – health and lifestyles snapshot' presents a selection of the key results and the full report contains the full detailed analyses of each question including comparisons with other data sources. Both are available to download below.

The survey results provide a valuable insight into the attitudes of Wiltshire residents about a range of health and lifestyle behaviours such as healthy eating, physical activity, smoking, alcohol and disability. The barriers to a healthier lifestyle are also explored along with general life satisfaction and the effects of the economic downturn. The results have been analysed by various demographic factors including Community Area, age, gender, disability and deprivation.

For more reports based on the 'What Matters to You' survey please visit the consultation section.

The government, through the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), has produced a set of data that aids the assessment of levels of deprivation across England. These data, known as the Indices of Deprivation, provide information at small geographic levels (LSOA level) and are an important tool for identifying the most disadvantaged areas. Within this there is an index reflecting health deprivation and disability. For more information and a Wiltshire breakdown of the indices of deprivation please see the community section.