Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment (EQIA) Right Decision Service: February 2026
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Summary
For all new or revised work, Healthcare Improvement Scotland has a legal requirement under the Public Sector Equality Duty to actively consider the need to:
- advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
- foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
- eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010.
Programme aims
The Right Decision Service (RDS) is a Once for Scotland digital platform. It is managed by Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
The RDS aims to enable people to make safe, evidence-informed decisions about:
- their care
- the care of the people they support
It provides health and social care organisations with a single point of access to web and mobile apps which deliver:
- decision-ready guidance
- pathways
- risk scoring tools
- shared decision aids
- other decision support resources