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Swindon’s Early Intervention, Youth and Community strategy will encompass the direction of Swindon’s two-year Children’s Services Improvement Plan to deliver real and sustainable transformation that delivers improved outcomes for the most vulnerable children and young people with regard for improvement across practice, people, place, and processes.  The report is available to view or download from …

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Domestic abuse (DA) includes a range of abusive behaviours. Whilst it is common, it is often hidden and therefore difficult to quantify. The Swindon Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment 2024 provides an updated overview of domestic abuse and related forms of violence in Swindon, along with recommendations for shaping future strategies and service delivery methods. The …

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The Director of Public Health (DPH) has a statutory requirement, under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, to produce an annual report detailing the health of the population. The purpose of this report is to provide insight into the health of people in Swindon. The 2023 report focuses on the impact of housing and …

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Health Protection is a term used to describe a set of activities within the public health system that protects individuals, groups and populations from communicable (infectious) diseases and other threats to health, including non-infectious environmental hazards such as chemicals and radiation. Health protection is one of the responsibilities of the local Director of Public Health, …

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The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) provides an overview of the current and future health and wellbeing needs of people in Swindon. The JSNA presents key facts, intelligence and challenges for a wide range of public health topics which are organised under 5 thematic areas: People and the community, Place, Starting Well, Living and Working …

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The results to the 2023-2024 How Are You? pupils’ voice survey for Year 8 and Year 10 pupils in Swindon have been published and are available to view or download from the surveys page of the JSNA website.  The survey is carried out in Swindon’s secondary schools to learn about the changing behaviours of young people as …

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Swindon faces a growing public health challenge with rising overweight and obesity rates, carrying potential negative consequences for individuals as well as families, and putting additional strain on local health and social care systems. Previous approaches addressing this complex issue have proven insufficient in changing trends.  Swindon’s Whole Systems Approach to Healthy Weight strategy 2023-2033 acknowledges …

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Wiltshire and Swindon published their first Serious Violence Strategy in January 2024, available to view and download from the Health and Wellbeing Strategies page. It outlines the local response of the two Local Authority areas of Wiltshire and Swindon to the Serious Violence Duty, and our efforts to reduce Serious Violence across the Wiltshire Police …

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‘Achieving a generational shift in the demand for drugs and alcohol’, Swindon’s latest Substance Use Disorder Strategy 2024-2029 has now been published and is available to view or download from the Health and Wellbeing Strategies page of the website. This 5-year substance use disorder treatment strategy sets out Swindon’s strategic plan to achieve a generational …

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Sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing are affected by both sexual behaviour and the wider determinants of health, including educational attainment, social, economic and environmental issues.  The Swindon Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy 2023-2026 and associated action plan provides a framework for partners to work together to plan and take appropriate actions to improve the …

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