Integrated Impact Assessments

The decisions that Non-Executives, Directors, Managers and staff make every day influence the health and wellbeing of our community in Grampian.

An impact assessment will help analyse and explain the impact of a proposal or decision-making process. It is an evidence-based approach to help organisations ensure that their policies, practices and decision-making processes are fair and do not have significant or adverse impacts.  

An integrated impact assessment takes a holistic approach that considers equality and diversity, human rights, children and young people’s rights, socio-economic status, health inequalities, climate change environment and sustainability.  Integrated impact assessment supports us all to make good decisions and meet NHS Grampian’s legal duties to consider equality, human rights (including the rights of children and young people), inequalities and the climate emergency, sustainability and environment. It also helps identify and tackle impacts on wider causes of poor health outcomes in our communities.