Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships

(asked on 23rd June 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to require all sustainability and transformation plans to include an equality impact analysis.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 29th June 2017

Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) are intended to bring together local National Health Service organisations, working together to address the health needs of their area.

As part of that, STPs are required to consider equalities, including any impact as a result of any decision taken. Individual organisations within the STP continue to have statutory duties to reduce inequalities.

When there are proposals to substantially change services, the STP has a duty to consult with their local community. There are longstanding rules to ensure this, including the requirement to produce an equality impact analysis.

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