Insch - Strategic Needs Assessment (SNA)

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The project was to carry out a Strategic Review of the Health and Social Care needs for residents of Insch and the surrounding area, to develop options for a model of service delivery which is effective, sustainable and fit for the future. An essential element of the review was to gain the views and opinions of the community, this was achieved in 3 three phases:

1) Registration of Interest

We Asked - the community to register their interest by providing contact information if they wished to participate in the engagement activities

You Said - 1,365 people were interested in finding out more and being involved

We Did – an on-line and postal survey to gather information

2) Survey

We Asked – people to provide information on their experience and opinions of current health and social care services, and views on future health and social care needs

You Said - 960 people completed the survey, providing 3,059 individual comments

We Did – analysis of the information which identified topics and areas of importance that were then used to inform; the Strategic Needs Assessment report and the themes for focus group discussions

3) Focus Groups

We Asked – people to attend on-line and in-person focus groups to participate in more in-depth discussions on the themes highlighted by the survey, i.e what the local hospital means to the community, functional issues with current building, and what services would support the future needs of the community

You Said – 107 people attended the focus groups, providing 849 comments

We Did – further analysis on the views and feedback to help further shape the Strategic Needs Assessment report. The report then informed and supported the Options Appraisal process undertaken by stakeholders from the community, staff and management which resulted in a number of delivery option models to be considered