Equalities and Impact Assessments

Equalities outcomes and mainstreaming reports

Under Public Sector Equalities Duty, we have a duty to publish Equalities Mainstreaming Reports and Equalities Outcome reports every four years. We have to produce an Interim Outcomes report half-way through each four year cycle. 

 

Integrated Impact Assessments 

East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (ELHSCP) uses Integrated Impact Assessments (IIAs) to consider the potential impacts (negative and positive) on people, the environment and the economy when developing policies and making service decisions, and to ensure that we meet our legal responsibilities. 

If undertaken at the outset, before implementation, IIAs improve plans, strategies and policies at the design stage and make sure they are fit for purpose. They help us to identify how proposals might affect different groups of people.  They help us to ensure that we meet legal duties in the:

 

List of IIAs by topic 

Adults with complex needs

Budget Proposals 2024

Carers 

Charging

Community hospitals and care homes 

Community Services

Equalities

Musculo-skeletal/physiotherapy services

Patient support 

Planning Older People's Services

Scotland Xcel

Strategy

Workforce

NHS Lothian

All IIAs

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