Rural Impact Assessments
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In fulfilling its obligations under The Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016 the Department is required to have due regard to rural needs when developing, adopting, implementing or revising a policy, strategy or plan or when designing or delivering a public service. Rural Impact Assessments completed from 1 January 2022 can be found below.
Documents
- Proposed Amendments to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) (Independent Guardian) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
- Draft Domestic & Sexual Abuse Strategy 2023 – 2030
- The future of Muckamore Abbey Hospital as a regional specialist hospital facility for Learning Disability patients
- Draft Foster Placement and Fostering Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland)
- HSC Pension Scheme
- Autism Strategy 2023 -2028
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG197
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Public Health Guideline NG209 - Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence (updates and replaces NG92)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG211 - Rehabilitation after traumatic injury
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG215 - Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG217 - Epilepsies in children, young people and adults (updates and replaces CG137)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG219 - Gout: diagnosis and management (updates and replaces TA164)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG220 - Multiple sclerosis in adults: management (updates and replaces CG186)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG222 - Depression in adults: treatment and management (updates and replaces CG90)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG224 - Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management (updates and replaces CG54)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG225 - Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence (updates and replaces CGs 16 & 133)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG226 - Osteoarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management (updates and replaces CG177)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG228 - Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG229 - Fetal monitoring in labour (partially replaces CG190)
- National Institute for Clinical Health and Care Excellence Clinical Guideline NG230 - Thyroid cancer: assessment and management
- Violence and Aggression in the Workplace Health and Social Care Framework
- Raising a Concern in the Public Interest (Whistleblowing)
- Consideration of the Department of Health Resource Budget 2023-24
- Adoption and Children Bill
- Review of General Surgery
- NI Firefighters’ Pension Scheme – Transitional Protection Remedy – Phase One – Prospective Remedy (The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022)
- COVID-status Certification
- Introduction of Statutory Regulation of the Pharmacy Technician Workforce in Northern Ireland
- The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
- Endorsement by the Department of NICE Guidance in relation to Clinical Guideline: NG201 Antenatal care (updates and replaces CG62)
- Endorsement by the Department of NICE Guidance in relation to Clinical Guideline: NG204 - Babies,children and young people's experience of healthcare
- Endorsement by the Department of NICE Guidance in relation to Clinical Guideline: NG206 -Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management (updates and replaces CG53)
- Endorsement by the Department of NICE Guidance in relation to Clinical Guideline: NG207 -Inducing labour (updates and replaces CG70)
- Endorsement by the Department of NICE Guidance in relation to Clinical Guideline: NG208 – Heart valve disease presenting in adults: investigation and management (partially updates and replaces CG187)
- Endorsement by the Department of NICE Guidance in relation to Clinical Guideline: NG210 - Pelvic floor dysfunction: prevention and non-surgical management