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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

TopicDateSummaryFull documentStrategy document
​Autism Profile​December 2018​-​Autism Profile​N/A
Mental health during pregnancy and the postnatal periodNovember 2017-Mental health during pregnancy and the postnatal periodN/A
Child Sexual Exploitation HNAFebruary 2015-Child Sexual Exploitation JSNAN/A
Looked After Children HNASeptember 2015Merton Looked After Children Health Needs Assessment Executive Summary-N/A
Children and Young People SEND JSNA ProfileMay, 2020-Children and Young People SEND JSNA ProfileN/A

 

Adults

TopicDateSummaryFull documentStrategy document
Substance misuse needs assessment summaryMay 2024Merton 2024/2025 Substance misuse needs assessment summaryN/AN/A
Disability Health and Care ProfileOctober 2018N/AMerton Disability Health and Care Profile October 2018N/A
Severe Mental Illness Profile 2018January 2019N/AMerton Severe Mental Illness Profile 2018N/A
Obesity fact sheetApril 2017Obesity fact sheetN/AN/A
Suicide and self-harm SummaryDecember 2017Merton Suicide and Self-Harm in MertonN/AN/A
Drug related deaths in Merton fact sheetDecember 2017Drug related deaths in Merton fact sheetN/AN/A
Adult Mental Health HNADecember 2014Merton Adult Mental Health Needs Assessment Executive SummaryMerton Adult Mental Health Needs AssessmentN/A
Cancer HNAJanuary 2015Merton Cancer Health Needs Assessment Executive SummaryMerton Cancer Health Needs AssessmentN/A
Long Term Neurological Conditions HNASeptember 2015Merton Long Term Neurological Conditions Health Needs Assessment Executive SummaryMerton Long Term Neurological Conditions Health Needs AssessmentN/A
Cardiovascular Disease HNAJune 2016N/ACardiovascular Disease HNAN/A
Physical Activity ProfileJanuary 2019N/APhysical Activity ProfileN/A

 

Older people

TopicDateSummary documentFull documentStrategy document
​Merton Dementia Action Alliance (MDAA) Annual Report 17/18June ​2018N/A​​Merton Dementia Action Alliance - Annual Report 2017/18​N/A
​Merton Dementia Action Alliance (MDAA) Annual Report 18/19        ​June 2019N/A​​Merton Dementia Action Alliance - Annual Report 2018/19N/A​
Falls Prevention HNAFebruary 2015Merton Falls Prevention Health Needs Assessment Executive SummaryMerton Falls Prevention Health Needs AssessmentMerton's Older Peoples Falls Prevention Strategy 2015-2018
Dementia HNADecember 2015Dementia Health Needs Assessment Executive SummaryDementia Health Needs AssessmentN/A

 

Health inequalities

TopicDateSummary documentFull documentStrategy document
9 Protected CharacteristicsJuly 20189 Protected CharacteristicsN/AN/A
East Merton HNAJanuary 2014East Merton Health Needs Assessment Executive SummaryThe Health Needs of East MertonN/A

 

Social determinants of health

TopicDateSummary documentFull documentStrategy document
Domestic Violence Strategic Needs AssessmentDecember 2014Merton Domestic Violence and abuse Strategic Needs Assessment SummaryMerton Domestic Violence and  Abuse Strategic Needs AssessmentMerton Violence Against Women and girls Strategic aims
Private Sector Housing Quantitative Health Impact AssessmentJuly 2015Merton Private Sector Housing Quantitative Health Impact Assessment Executive SummaryMerton Health Impact Assessment of Private sector housingN/A

 

Other

TopicDateSummary documentFull documentStrategy document
Pharmaceutical HNAApril 2018N/AMerton Pharmaceutical Health Needs Assessment Full ReportN/A

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