Sandyford Profile ~
The principles of the Sandyford Initiative:
- Principle 1: To embody a social model of health that accounts for all the health determinants that can affect individuals and communities (communities of interest and geographical communities) in the delivery of care and service
- Principle 2: To provide an effective and co- ordinated service that integrates clinical and non-clinical work
- Principle 3: To carry out ongoing consultations with current and potential service users to ensure the planning and delivery of equitable and accessible service
- Principle 4: To recognise and actively address the needs of different population groups
- Principle 5: To be gender-sensitive and anti- discriminatory in work and practice
- Principle 6: To be pro-active in informing policy development in other agencies to promote reproductive health, sexual health and emotional health, gender-sensitive health care and the social model of health.
