What is EQIS?

EQIS (Ensuring Quality Independent Services) is a quality assurance standard for voluntary and community sector groups supporting mental wellbeing in Warrington.  Quality is about excellence in the way that services are delivered, and people are supported.  WVA has a variety of quality systems that will support voluntary and community sector groups to achieve this.    

Why should we apply for EQIS?

The purpose of EQIS is to ensure that the people of Warrington are referred to quality services to help improve their mental wellbeing. 

If you want to assess the quality of your mental wellbeing support, prove and improve the effectiveness of your work and enhance the reputation of your group, EQIS provides the ideal framework. 

See the organisations who have EQIS accreditation

The Benefits

EQIS will help you to:

• Build confidence and ensure safe, effective practise
• Strengthen your reputation and encourage more people to access your support and volunteer for you
• Minimise risk, maintain knowledge and plan for the future
• Develop, review and strengthen your processes and procedures
• Promote your support and activities through Warrington’s Happy OK Sad website
• Deliver a service that professionals from across both the Public Sector and the Community and Voluntary Sector can confidently refer into

We've compiled the answers to some FAQs here.

Organisations that can be EQIS approved:

• Voluntary groups / charitable organisations
• Projects within sports / leisure clubs (e.g body image, resilience, anger management)
• Projects within faith, public or private organisations (EQIS will not be awarded to a church/hospital/school for example, only a service within)