Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 037 (d)
What are the main aims of an EIA?
The main aim of an EIA is to:
• Take account of the needs and services of the Trust and those affected by what it
does.
• Consider other ways of achieving the aims of the service, function or policy.
• Allow you to have more contact with the diverse groups in our community.
• Change the way you think about your work and the decisions you make.
• Help you to think more about the needs of the community we serve.
• To remove any negative impact there may be on equality groups.
How will the information collected be used?
• Stop direct and indirect discrimination from happening now and in the future.
• Make sure that your services are accessible to everyone in the local community.
• Help improve the way you treat staff and patients.
• As a reminder that the process is not the most important thing - it's the outcome
that matter.
• Help us to recognise the fact that we don't all have an equal chance in life, and find
ways to address this through our work.
Action Planning
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