Download the 'Understanding Telford and Wrekin' document, our main Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) product, is designed to:
- provide an overview of the population of Telford and Wrekin
- build a picture of the social, cultural, health and economic profile of communities
- help the Council and partners identify the communities in need of support
- help the Council and partners to evaluate the appropriateness of services and activities currently offered and whether these meet the needs of communities
- help the Council and partners to set appropriate priorities and targets as part of the service and financial planning process.
The profile contains six chapters:
Chapter one: Download the JSNA Executive Summaries
- JSNA Executive Summary.
- JSNA Headline Messages - Understanding Telford and Wrekin (by profile chapter).
- JSNA Headline Messages - Understanding Telford and Wrekin (by the three localities: Hadley Castle; Lakeside South; The Wrekin).
- JSNA Headline Messages - Understanding Telford and Wrekin (by different age groups: Children and Young. People; Working Age Adults; Older People).
- Download Appendix one for further information.
Chapter two: Download the Population and Characteristics document
- Population estimates and projections, including fertility and mortality rates.
- Demographic information including ethnicity, religion, sexual identity and migration.
- Cross border service users.
- Household composition including dependent children, lone parents, carers.
- Download Appendix two for further information.
Chapter three: Download the Being Healthy document
- General health of the population, including life expectancy, mortality, long term limiting illness, physical disability, mental health, dementia and lowliness.
- Prevalence of various health conditions.
- Hospital attendance and admissions, including by reason.
- Low birth weight, teenage pregnancy rates, smoking in pregnancy and breastfeeding rates.
- Healthy lifestyle rates including smoking, binge drinking, drug use, physical activity, excess weight and obesity.
- Download Appendix three for further information.
Chapter four: Download the Staying Safe document
- Rates of children presenting to Safeguarding services.
- Homelessness and households in temporary accommodation.
- Crime and anti social behaviour rates by crime type.
- Download Appendix four for further information.
Chapter five: Download the Enjoying and Achieving document
- Attainment rates at all key stages, absence rates and population qualifications.
- Download Appendix five for further information.
Chapter six: Download the Economic Wellbeing document
- Income deprivation rates, unemployment, benefit claimant rates, NEETs, fuel poverty.
- Mosaic categories of the population.
- Download Appendix six for further information.
All chapters and appendices in one area can be downloaded from Understanding Telford and Wrekin either as separate chapters or a whole document.
Download the Key Facts about the Borough in our 2-page summary.
Download previous versions of this document.
Last updated: 29/04/2021 11:01