Argyll and Bute HSCP recognises the need to promote equality of opportunity across our population and ensure that people are not disadvantaged due to direct or indirect discrimination.
Equality in Argyll and Bute HSCP
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Promoting equality in Argyll and Bute HSCP and meeting our legal requirements.
Equality Impact Assessments
The HSCP’s process for conducting Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs or EQIAs) - also known as Equality and Socio-economic Impact Assessments (EQSEIAs) - was developed in 2019. We now have one form for all health and social care services which replaces separate NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council forms. Our most recent EIAs are listed here.
2025 (6)
- 2025-09 EIA - Argyll and Bute Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) Strategy 2025-2027
- 2025-03 EQSEIA - Review Of High Cost Care Package (March 2025)
- 2025-03 EIA - Removal Of £12,000 Budget For Living Well Grants (March 2025)
- 2025-03 EIA - Proposed Discontinuation Of Cool2talk Service In Argyll And Bute
- 2025-03 EIA - Discontinuation Of Band 4 Public Health Intelligence Assistant Position (March 2025)
- 2025-03 EIA - Adapting Existing Model Of Building Healthy Communities Within Argyll And Bute (March 2025)
2024 (6)
- 2024-10 EQSEIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP - Child Poverty Action Plan Review 2023-24 (October 2024)
- 2024-03 EQIA - Argyll And Bute HSCP - Day Services (26 March 2024)
- 2024-03 EQIA - Argyll And Bute HSCP - Day Services (19 March 2024)
- 2024-03 EQIA - Argyll And Bute HSCP - Care Packages (March 2024)
- 2024-03 EQIA - Argyll And Bute HSCP - Sleepovers (March 2024)
- 2024-02 EQSEIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP - Children’s Rights Report Review 2020-23 (February 2024)
2023 (6)
- 2023-03 EQIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP - Child Poverty (July 2023)
- 2023-03 EQIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP - Care At Home Service (March 2023)
- 2023-03 EQIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP - Care Package Review (March 2023)
- 2023-03 EQIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP - Carers Funding (March 2023)
- 2023-03 EQIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP - LD Day Services (March 2023)
- 2023-03 EQIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP - Sleepover Services (March 2023)
2022 (1)
2021 (1)
2020 (13)
- EQIA - Approval of the Joint Strategic Commissioning Strategy 2022-2025 (February 2020)
- EQIA - Budget savings proposals (February 2020)
- EQIA - Care at home - 24 hour care cap on financial support (February 2020)
- EQIA - Chair of Adoption and Fostering Approval and Matching Panel (February 2020)
- EQIA - Decommissioning of Service Level Agreement with RAMH (February 2020)
- EQIA - Introduce individual tenancy agreement for service users at HMO (February 2020)
- EQIA - Older Adult Care Homes - removal of enhanced residential care category (February 2020)
- EQIA - Reallocation of ICF funding (February 2020)
- EQIA - Redesign of Learning Disability Day Services Staffing Structures (February 2020)
- EQIA - Reduction to Public Dental Service Community Budget (February 2020)
- EQIA - Removal of grants provided to Mental Health Link Clubs (February 2020)
- EQIA - Review of Children's Social Care Staffing (February 2020)
- EQIA - Scoping and transferring of lunch club expenditure (February 2020)
2019 (13)
- EQIA - Argyll and Bute HSCP Strategic Plan 2019-2022 (April 2019)
- EQIA - Budget Saving - Children and Families Health Teams
- EQIA - Budget saving from Social Work Children and Families
- EQIA - Business Admin transformation (July 2019)
- EQIA - Catering Provision - Implementation of Universal Free School Meals - Early Years (July 2019)
- EQIA - Dementia Services Redesign (July 2019)
- EQIA - Formalising the escort criteria for patients travelling to mainland hospitals - Islay and Jura (July 2019)
- EQIA - Review of AHP workforce, redesign of services and efficiencies in non-pay budgets (July 2019)
- EQIA - Review of care at home service support (July 2019)
- EQIA - Review of Maternity Services
- EQIA - Review of provision of day services for older people (July 2019)
- EQIA - Social Work Admin Service Review (July 2019)
- EQIA - Urology service - resume activity back to Lorn and Islands Hospital (July 2019)
Equality Outcomes 2025-2029 and Mainstreaming Progress Report 2021-2025
We are committed to promoting equality, eliminating discrimination and advancing fairness across all of our services in line with the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.
Our latest report - Argyll and Bute HSCP - Equalities Mainstreaming Progress Report 2021-2025 and Equalities Outcomes 2025-2029 (June 2025) - sets out how we continue to embed equality and human rights in everything we do. It describes the progress we’ve made since 2021 and our new priorities for the next four years.
Our Equality Outcomes 2025-2029
Outcome 1: Work towards fairer health and social care for everyone
We want to improve access to care for everyone, especially people who face extra barriers or have worse health outcomes than others.
Outcome 2: Communities in shaping services
We want to work alongside people, especially those often left out of decision-making, to help shape local services.
Outcome 3: Build services that feel safe, inclusive and respectful
We want everyone, patients and staff, to feel welcome, respected and supported in our services.
Outcome 4: Work together to reduce inequality
We will work with others to tackle the wider issues that affect people’s health, inclusion and access to services.
How we will measure progress
We will track and report progress against these outcomes through:
- regular equality and mainstreaming reports
- staff and workforce data
- community feedback and engagement
- integrated impact assessments
Equality Act (Scottish Specific Duties)
The Integration Joint Board of Argyll and Bute HSCP is classed as a 'public body' under the Equality Act (2010). As such, we are required to ensure that equality and diversity are embedded into all our functions and activities. The Public Bodies Specific Duties lay out that all Scottish Public authorities must publish a report on 'mainstreaming' equality. In setting out refreshed equality outcomes and a timeline for interim and mainstreaming reports, Argyll and Bute HSCP are meeting the Scottish Specific Duties of the Equality Act.
Outcomes
Both Argyll and Bute Council and NHS Highland have published equality outcome frameworks:
- NHS Highland - Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report 2021-2025 (pdf) - see also Equality, diversity and inclusion - publications
- Argyll and Bute Council - Equality and Socio-Economic Impact Assessments 2016 to date
- Argyll and Bute Council - Equalities Mainstreaming Report and Equality Outcomes 2019 (pdf)
- EIAs for NHS Highland-wide services - and can be supplied on request
- Argyll and Bute HSCP - Equalities Mainstreaming Progress Report 2021-25 and Equalities Outcomes 2025-29 (June 2025)
- Argyll and Bute HSCP - Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Interim Report 2023 (October 2023)
- Argyll and Bute HSCP - Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report 2016-2021 (March 2021)
- Argyll and Bute HSCP - Equality Outcome Framework - Progress Report 2016-2018 (March 2018)
- Argyll and Bute HSCP - Mainstream Report and Equality Outcome Framework 2016-2020 (May 2016)
Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
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Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
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Integration Joint Board
The Integration Joint Board (IJB) is the Governance Board of the Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership.
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Argyll and Bute HSCP publications
Recent publications from Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).