2025 Multiple Compound Needs Health Needs Assessment (pdf, 1MB)
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Multiple compound needs (MCN), also termed multiple complex needs, multiple disadvantage, or severe and multiple disadvantage, describes the experience of having several support needs linked to social exclusion, and the multiplicative effects of these needs in combination.
This needs assessment seeks to triangulate local and national evidence sources to improve local understanding of the East Sussex population experiencing MCN. It seeks provide evidence-based recommendations to commissioners and service providers to improve support provided to the residents with MCN and address unmet need, thereby reducing health inequalities for this marginalised group.