Equality Impact Assessment

[Annette Thorpe]

Dear All,

'Equality impact assessment (EqIA) is the process by which the DH seeks to meet its legal requirements in conjunction with the DH Single Equality Scheme (SES) and to narrow the health inequalities that exist in England between people from different ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, men and women (including transgendered people), people with different sexual orientations, people in different age groups, people with different religions or beliefs and people from differing social and economic groups.'

'Policymakers must screen all new (and eventually, all existing) policies for their impact on people from each of these groups.' Taken from the DOH website

There are two types of EqIA, Polcy & Service.

Has anybody undertaken an EqIA of their Day Surgery or Pre-op service?
Would they be willing to share there assessments?