Healthcare Science in Scotland: Defining Our Strategic Approach: Island Communities Impact Assessment

Step four – assessment

Does your assessment identify any unique impacts on island communities?

Does your assessment identify any potential barriers or wider impacts?

How will you address these?

No unique impacts on island communities have been identified in relation to the paper this impact assessment relates to.

The work streams planned under this initial anchor paper will provide the framework for future engagement to further understand the landscape of healthcare science within the islands.

Further impact assessments will be undertaken as each work progresses in the future and it is likely that this would have a direct impact on island communities (for example activity under the ‘workforce’ stream would need to consider unique issues faced by island NHS Boards.

Is a full Island Communities Impact Assessment required?

Does the evidence show different circumstances or different expectations or needs, or different experiences or outcomes (such as different levels of satisfaction, or different rates of participation)?

Are these different effects likely?

Are these effects significantly different?

Could the effect amount to a disadvantage for an island community compared to the mainland or between island groups?

There has been no disadvantage identified for an island community compared to the mainland or between island groups.

Whilst there are areas to be referenced that may uniquely impact island communities as part of potential future activity, these are not set out in any detail and as such it is not possible to assess the impact of any activity which has not yet been officially proposed.

Is a full islands community impact assessment required?

A full impact assessment is not required for this paper.

There is no specific negative impacts on island communities which have been identified during this process - primarily as there are no specific recommendations or actions being made.

As already described, future work will likely result in the need for a full Island Communities Impact Assessment so this should be carefully considered in planning future activity.

Screening ICIA completed by Healthcare Science Policy Team

ICIA authorised by Rachael Dunk

Position Deputy Director