They can be used alongside other population, health and care data and information to support ICTs in considering the palliative and end of life care needs and services within their areas.
The needs assessment is organised around three core themes, each presented in chapters covering the following areas:
Together the chapters in the assessment make up a practical resource for stakeholders, supporting informed discussions, strategic planning, and action to improve food and nutrition outcomes across West Sussex.
Chapters for theme 2 will be released in due course - please check this page in the future for updates.
Different responses are needed depending on how often people are falling, the reasons for each fall, and the outcome and severity of each fall.
The actions in the pack are informed by the NICE guideline and recommendations from the falls-workforce in Sussex.
The dashboard brings together a wide range of health protection topics, including:
AMR data is presented at sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) level, reflecting the structure of available national datasets.
You can access the Health Protection Dashboard here.
]]>This briefing provides a summary of the retail food environment in West Sussex, through the identification of fast-food outlets and supermarkets at county, district and borough and small area level, using data from the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
This briefing aims to extend previous work on food environments undertaken by the Public Health and Social Research Unit with a supplementary focus on end of school opening hours and small area deprivation, based on the updated 2025 Indices of Deprivation (IoD25).
The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IoD25) measure relative deprivation for small areas (lower super output areas 2021, LSOAs) in England. The most recent Indices were published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in November 2025, and updates the Indices of Deprivation 2019.
The IoD25 includes seven standalone indexes which are combined and weighted together to form the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (IMD25). This is the official measure of deprivation in England. These include:
Two supplementary indexes focusing on income deprivation affecting children (IDACI) and older people (IDAOPI) have also been updated.
New datasets, methodologies and geographies have been used to produce the IoD25, which means outputs are less comparable to previous published indices.
Across the IoD25, deprivation is measured on a relative rather than an absolute scale. This means that it can show if one area is more deprived than another but not by how much. For example, whilst an area with a rank of 100 is more deprived than an area with a rank of 200, this does not mean that it is twice as deprived.
The IMD25 ranks every small area (LSOA) in England from most to least deprived, according to their level of multiple deprivation relative to that of other areas. These are commonly described using deciles, where all small areas are divided into 10 equal groups according to their deprivation rank. This means that areas in decile 1 are among the 10% most deprived areas in England.
Whilst the IoD25 is primarily intended for use at small areas, a range of summary measures have also been produced for larger areas, such as upper tier local authorities, local authority districts, built up areas, and NHS Integrated Care Boards. Information about how these summary measures were developed is available in a technical report and how they can be interpreted in a research report.
The following briefing provides a high-level summary of the IoD25 in West Sussex:
The following briefing provides a summary of the updated Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI), explaining what the key findings of the IDACI are in relation to West Sussex as a whole, for its district and boroughs and across small areas:
This page will be updated as more analyses are produced.
]]>The 2021 RUC is based on:
More information is included in the ‘background’ tab of the dashboard. We recommend that you click on the double headed arrow at the bottom right to open up the dashboard in full screen. You can hit Escape (Esc) to exit this view at any time.
]]>Recent pieces of work put onto the JSNA site in October include:
We hope to provide regular updates on new pieces of work completed and shared via the JSNA site.
]]>The aim of this needs assessment is to define the health needs, attitudes and behaviours, risk and protective factors, barriers and drivers, in relation to young people accessing recreational and educational leisure-time activities in West Sussex.
The JSNA is a statutory requirement for the Health and Wellbeing Board that looks at the current and future health, wellbeing and care needs of local populations to inform and guide the planning and commissioning services. This may include strategies, action plans and frameworks for delivery.
This needs assessment is designed to be used as a strategy, commissioning and delivery tool to inform recreational and educational leisure-time activities in West Sussex.
In relation to recreational and educational activities in West Sussex, the objectives of this needs assessment are to describe:
This needs assessment report can be used to shape approaches and access for young people (11 - 19 years old or up to 24 for those with learning difficulties or disabilities) to recreational and educational leisure-time activities which are for the improvement of their wellbeing, and sufficient facilities for such activities.
Many of the areas identified in the findings and areas for focus section have programmes of work in place to address these. These are not included in this needs assessment report, they will be part of strategies, action plans or frameworks for delivery.
To support with the young people’s health needs assessment, members of the Public Health and Social Research Unit pulled together a summary of quantitative data to describe the health and wellbeing of young people in West Sussex. Where possible, data focused on children and young people aged 11 to 18 years. If data for this age band was not available, data for the closest available age range was presented instead.
This broader summary was divided into a series of stand-alone briefings focusing on the population of children and young people across the county, deprivation and social mobility, health and wellbeing and inclusion health groups.
Children and young people’s health and wellbeing are key public health priorities. Up-to-date data and information on the lives of children and young people is integral to WSCC and their ability to work with partner organisations to improve children and young people’s lives.
In Spring 2025, data on the health and wellbeing needs of children and young people living in West Sussex was collected through a pilot survey called “The School Health Check”. This survey gathered health, wellbeing, and lifestyle data from children aged 8 to 18. A total of 59 schools participated in the survey, which included 10 secondary schools, 4 special schools, and 46 primary schools, yielding nearly 7,000 responses.
Summary data, though not representative of all children and young people in West Sussex, offers important insights to inform county-wide commissioning and programme delivery to help improve health outcomes.
The survey also links in with and helps inform the West Sussex Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2025-2030), Foundations for our Future Strategy (2022-2027) and the West Sussex Children and Young People’s Plan (2022-2025).