Glasgow Forum undertakes Health Impact Assessment
February 10, 2010
The Glasgow forum, which is current chaired by Dr Linda de Caestecker, Joint Director of Public Health, Glasgow City Council and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, has decided to undertake a Health Impact Assessment of the Glasgow Licensing Policy Statement.
At an event was held on the 25th January 2010 to begin the process. Attendees compiled a list of the many stakeholders who are affected by the policy, and spent considering which determinants of health are most affected by licensing. The top six were:
1. crime and the fear of crime
2. local economy
3. civic pride and image of the City
4. access to and use of health services
5. culture
6. personal behaviours
Various groups then spent time looking at each of the clauses of the Policy Statement and considering its likely impact on health. A full report from the day is available
Licensing HIA Workshop 25.01.10 Final Report
A Working Group and a Steering Group are being formed to take the work forward over the next few months.