Health Impact Assessment Screening tool

The screening tool provides assistance to those conducting HIA to quickly and systematically establish whether a particular policy, programme or project has an impact on health and whether a HIA is appropriate or necessary

Health Impact Assessment Scoping tool

The scoping tool provides a framework for the development of the HIA workplan

Health Impact Assessment Policy analysis tool

The policy analysis tool provides a framework to review government and other relevant agency policy related to the proposal.

Health Impact Assessment Collating information tool

The collating information tool provides a framework for all information gathered as part of the HIA process to be collated.

Health Impact Assessment Prioritising health impacts tool

The prioritising health impacts tool provides a framework for prioritising health impacts.

Health Impact Assessment Tool for forming recommendations

The forming recommendation tool provides a template to record the recommendations and how they will be implemented by the decision-maker

HIA Forum, HIA: A tool to support healthier communities (September 2009)

The HIA Forum provides an opportunity for those with an interest in HIA to meet, share experiences, hear about new developments and consider how to progress HIA. 2009 HIA Forum events focused on how HIA can and is being used to support healthier communties.

Screening for health impacts in Local Area Planning in Donegal County Council (2004)

In 2004 an interagency team consisting of members the North Western Health Board and Donegal County Council commissioned the IPH to conduct a HIA screening exercise on planning policy in Donegal. This involved an overview of literature, analysis of policy documents, contact with Planning Officers and observation of public consultation meetings. Following completion of the final report, the intention is to produce a user-friendly template to enable planners to incorporate a health dimension into their decision making.

Community Profiles Tool

The Community Profiles Tool can be used to develop local health and wellbeing profiles from over 200 health-related indicators compiled from a range of data sources. Users can create tables, maps and charts of health-related indicators, and integrate this with key public health documents from the Health Well website such as relevant interventions, policies, and evidence related to each indicator.

Free Nursing Assessment Tool (PDF 159 KB)

A component of the Nursing Needs Assessment Tool. This document is the format for the Free Nursing Assessment Review. First review should be carried out within 3 months and annually thereafter.

Nursing Needs Assessment Tool (PDF 255 KB)

This assessment tool is designed to assess the registered nursing needs of an older person needing long-term care.

Nursing Needs Assessment Tool User Guide 2006 (PDF 207 KB)

The user guide describes how to undertake an assessment using the nursing needs assessment tool.

RQIA Governance Review of Northern Ireland Breast Screening Programme (PDF 700 KB)

RQIA Governance Review of the Northern Ireland Breast Screening Programme (March 2006)

Nursing Needs Assessment Tool - Users Guide 2002 (PDF 32 KB)

This assessment tool is designed to assess the registered nursing needs of a person needing long-term care. The tool is designed to encapsulate a systematic approach to assessment whilst at the same time embracing professional decision-making that takes place in the relationship between a nurse and another person. For this reason, the tool takes the assessment through a staged approach, moving from a general ‘narrative’ based assessment of ‘domains’ of care need, to a focused assessment of risk and complexity. åÊ