High level priorities

Investment in adult social care may mitigate some of the most acute pressures facing our health service

Consideration of prevention and early intervention programmes to help prevent the possible increases in demand.

Demand may exceed supply, and the level of unmet need may continue to grow with the subsequent impact upon residents quality of live and the local NHS.

Whilst this JSNA assessment is shown in relation to ‘client cohorts’, it is recognised that people’s needs are often complex and that innovative approaches to housing and support that go beyond these ‘cohort’ definitions will be required and are indeed desirable.