Integrated Needs Assessments: Supporting Strategic Commissioning

Integrated Needs Assessments (INAs) are being developed across systems to bring together intelligence about population need and outcomes and support strategic commissioning.

The session will share emerging learning from NHS England and the Strategic Commissioning Intelligence Centre, alongside practical experience from ICBs. We’ll explore the purpose and use of INAs, links with JSNAs and wider system intelligence, approaches to keeping them up to date, partnership working and, importantly, how intelligence can help shape commissioning priorities and action.

It should be particularly relevant to analysts, public health and population health teams, intelligence colleagues, commissioners, planners and decision makers involved in needs assessment and strategic commissioning.

If colleagues can’t attend live, the recording and resources will be available afterwards on the NAN webpage:
https://www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/publications/national-analyst-network-and-huddles