AR 2003 latest - Health Promotion Agency

Corporate business
The HPA has continued to work to deliver a
number of corporate responsibilities and
objectives which set parameters for the range of
work undertaken and the type of approaches
developed by the organisation.
Investors in People
We were assessed against the IIP standard and
were successful in retaining the accreditation.
During the assessment, HPA development
processes were reviewed and staff interviewed
by an IIP practitioner. We continue to build on
the good work started as part of the first IIP
assessment in 1999 and are committed to the
ongoing training and development of staff.
Equality
We continued to work towards the
implementation of our Equality Scheme, which
was approved by the Equality Commission in
April 2001. In conjunction with other HPSS
agencies, we undertook an Equality Impact
Assessment (EQIA) of flexible working policies
on the groups covered by Section 75 of the
Northern Ireland Act 1998.
To date, all members of staff have received
training in equality awareness and key staff have
received training on disability awareness and
human rights legislation. In conjunction with
other HPSS organisations, we are also carrying
out Equality Impact Assessments on public
information campaigns.
Comments and complaints
Four positive comments were forwarded formally
to the HPA in recognition of its work this year.
No complaints were received. We are
committed to openness and continual
improvement and welcome comments on our
work. Complaints are investigated promptly and
in accordance with our published guide. If you
wish to make a formal comment or complaint
please contact: The Complaints Officer, Health
Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland, 18
Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HS.
More information
To find out more about any aspect of our work,
please refer to our corporate website at
www.healthpromotionagency.org.uk
Corporate planning
The HPA helped to establish a Regional Health
Promotion Planning Forum to help improve the
coordination of planning and programmes in
health promotion.
IT development
We continued to review and develop our IT
systems and are currently producing an IT
strategy concerning all aspects of IT
development within the organisation. New
software for human resources and accounts
was installed, and all internal software was
upgraded, with associated competency training.
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