Health Needs Assessment Toolkit

Prioritising the Identified Needs
Once you have completed your health needs assessment you will need to
make a decision regarding which identified needs to address and how. The
following suggests how you could do this.
Consider:
the size of the population affected
the impact on the population affected
services and resources already available
whether the problem is a national or PCT priority
how effective any changes would be
the cost of any changes required to address the problem
which agency should take responsibility for it
any education and training needs
When you have decided on the problem to address you need to decide what
is to be done, by whom and by when. You need to produce an action plan.
There is a separate sheet advising how to produce an action plan.
Key to Success
To increase you chance of success remember the following points:
Keep it Simple – KISS!
Set achievable targets
Gain commitment
Set a target date for completion
Identify a named person responsible for each objective set
Arrange staged progress reviews – Primary Health Care Team meetings?
Celebrate – along the way and at the end!
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