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Just a tick-box exercise? A content analysis of Equality Impact Assessments associated with restrictive practice policies in NHS Mental Health Trusts in England

2025-11-01

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<p>Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs) are widely used within the NHS as structured tools to evaluate how policies or decisions may impact individuals in relation to 'protected characteristics' such as age, gender and ethnicity. However, there are concerns that these assessments are not always meaningfully engaged with – including in relation to restrictive interventions in psychiatric hospitals. Drawing on Sara Ah...

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