We want to be sure that the decisions we take make a real, positive difference to the lives of people in Stockport.
But inequalities in health between different groups are well documented and long-standing.
We cannot simply assume that health policy will be equally beneficial for everyone.
A professional approach to policy-making means testing our assumptions. By assessing the potential effects of a policy on particular populations, we can increase the probability that a policy will promote equality of access and equity of outcomes.
NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group undertakes an assessment of the potential impact on equality groups of every new or revised:
- Policy
- Procedure
- Function
- Service
- Project
- Strategy
An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is the process we use to check that our policies and decisions are fair on all groups. The process includes:
- An initial relevance screening to identify which proposed activities and policies may affect groups differently
- An Initial Assessment for policies which may have an impact on some groups
- A full Assessment, involving and consulting local people, to identify actions to reduce the negative effects and promote fair services.
- Publishing findings.
Click on the links to see our Equality Impact Assessment Toolkit and Equality Impact Assessment Training Course.
All EIAs must be approved by the Head of Equality before sign-off and no policy can be approved without an EIA.
All of our completed EIAs are published on this website. To view them click here.
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