Health and Social Care Strategies, Reports and Governance

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:

• Equality Act 2010
• Human Rights Act
• Fairer Scotland Duty 
• UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) 2024