Embedding the Workforce Disability Equality Standard
Learn about the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) and access guidance and resources to help you support staff with disabilities.
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Supporting disabled staff in the workplace
Find out about the different types of disability and what the NHS is doing to support its disabled workforce.
19 November 2021
Enhancing the working experiences of disabled staff - what we learned from shielding
Listen to the experiences of NHS staff who were shielding, learn about the adjustments they received and how this improved their wellbeing.
17 November 2021
Understanding disability infographic
Access our infographic to understand what a disability is and learn how organisations and managers can support disability in the workplace.
16 November 2021
Workforce Disability Equality Standard 2020 annual report published
The report published by NHS England and NHS Improvement, provides a summary of the national data and presents key findings and recommendations.
18 October 2021
Disability Summit
This event explored how to create workplaces for the future, where disabled staff feel like they belong.
29 September 2021 09:30 - 16:45 GMT
An inclusive approach to disability leave
This briefing provides an explanation of the different types of leave, the benefits of having a disability leave policy and shares good practice.
13 September 2021
Responding to the needs of a diverse workforce and community during COVID-19
Find out what Solent NHS Trust did to support staff and patients during the pandemic.
20 August 2021
Workforce Disability Equality Standard 2021 data collection
NHS England and NHS Improvement have introduced a new online data collection framework for the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
16 July 2021
Improving deaf awareness in the workplace
Sam Penney is a staff nurse with severe hearing loss. Sam shares some of the challenges she has faced and encourages everyone to be more deaf aware.
28 May 2021