The Health Equality Framework (HEF) is an outcomes tool based on the determinants of health inequalities designed to help commissioners, providers, people with learning disabilities and their families understand the impact and effectiveness of services.
The HEF is endorsed by the National Valuing Families Forum and professional senate. It is referenced in NHS England and Department of Health reports. It is also referenced in the Joint Self-Assessment Framework, can be implemented across health and social care. It can support local authorities with their duty to promote wellbeing under the Care Act 2014.
The HEF was developed in 2013 and some of it is now out of date. However, we have kept it on our website because there is still useful content that many will find helpful.
The HEF was also developed into an electronic template (eHEF). This tool has been removed from our site because it no longer works.
We will update these tools when we have the funding to do so.
The Health Equality Framework and Commissioning Guide is freely available to download as a whole document or in separate sections.
For a suggested list of topics for academic dissertations in relation to the HEF, please see 'Developing a programme of research'.
Madeline Cooper
Email: Madeline.Cooper@ndti.org.uk
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