Disability

The NHS is the largest employer in the country and therefore has a major part to play in proactively promoting equality for disabled people. NHS Employers is committed to helping NHS organisations to meet this challenge.

As the voice of employers in the NHS, the organisation is working closely with the Disability Rights Commission to help establish effective policies in the Partnership Framework with the Department of Health.

A disabled person is legally defined as someone with "a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities".

These activities include: mobility, manual dexterity, physical co-ordination, continence, the ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects, speaking, hearing or seeing, memory or ability to concentrate, learn or understand and perception of the risk of physical danger.