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 […]
Healthy Ageing Health and Wellbeing Needs Assessment (2023)
Globally there is an ageing population, between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population aged 60+ will nearly double from 12% to 22%. An ageing population will result in an increase in rates of dementia, disability and frailty affecting individuals, their families, carers and wider society, and the impact on health and social […]
Learning Disabilities and Autism Health Needs Assessment (2023)
Adults with learning disabilities and autism are a population group in Wiltshire where little is known about their specific health and wellbeing needs. To date there has been no Health Needs Assessment undertaken focusing on this population group in Wiltshire. Following the Covid-19 pandemic where the most vulnerable population groups in society have been disproportionately […]
Self-Harm Insight Report (2024)
Current understanding of the local prevalence of self-harm is largely based upon emergency hospital admissions data for intentional self-harm. This is provided by Bath and Northeast Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Integrated Care Board. Data from the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) has highlighted Wiltshire as a national statistical outlier in comparison to other […]