Wiltshire is committed to meeting the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and needing Alternative Provision (AP) living within the local area. This document is Part 1 of a population needs assessment focused on children and young people with SEND aged 0-25 years. The findings will inform robust […]
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Domestic Abuse Survivor Voice Survey (2024)
The Wiltshire Public Health team released a survey to members of the public in Spring 2024, asking for those who have been impacted by DA to share their experiences, feedback and ideas. The aim of the survey was to gain a better understanding of Wiltshire residents’ experiences of domestic abuse, in order to inform the […]
Wiltshire Tobacco Alliance strategy (2025)
Foreword by Kate Blackburn Welcome to the Wiltshire Tobacco Alliance strategy that outlines our shared vision of a Smokefree Wiltshire and the practical steps to achieve it over the next five years. Tobacco use remains the single biggest cause of preventable death and illness, killing two in three people as a direct consequence of its […]
Population Health Profiles (2024/2025)
Population Health Profiles have been created for each of Wiltshire’s 13 Primary Care Networks (PCNs). They include an array of information that is designed to inform and guide primary care in their role to identify and address the health inequalities faced by their patient populations. Each profile has been designed to align with the GP […]
Wiltshire Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing Survey (2024)
The Wiltshire Children and Young People’s (8 to 18+ years) Emotional Wellbeing Survey aims to develop a better understanding of children and young people’s experiences of life, both inside and outside school. The findings have a dual purpose: – providing schools that participate with rich data to help them identify areas for improvement and address […]
Wiltshire Tobacco Health Needs Assessment (2024)
The Wiltshire Smokefree Public Health team have examined both local and national evidence, alongside consultations with the public and professionals, to assess the present and future tobacco control needs within the county. The focus is on reducing inequalities in several priority groups in Wiltshire that have higher than average smoking rates or are considered at […]
Review of the Prevalence and Implications of Gambling and Gambling Harm in Wiltshire (2024)
In recent years, harms inflicted by gambling have become an increasing public health concern. They can include financial harms, harms to relationships and harms to health. They can also extend beyond the individuals who gamble and can affect others – especially partners and children – as well as wider family and social networks. Men and […]
Problematic cannabis use and its impact on parental responsibility (2024)
There has been an increasing number of cases which have been reviewed as part of the Wiltshire and Swindon Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) where the use of cannabis by the parents/carers had been identified as a risk factor within the home environment. This has led to wider discussions around how the use of cannabis […]
Boaters Survey (2023)
The Kennet and Avon Canal runs for 65km across the beautiful Wiltshire countryside and is the workplace and home of the Boating Community. We realised we knew very little about this seldom heard community. To begin to address this, the Public Health Team in September 2023 organised a canal walk and survey this saw 40 […]