Last updated18 March 2024 Article 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.
Last updated20 May 2021 Audio/video Understanding and supporting staff with a hidden disability Watch our video and webinar recording to learn about the different types of hidden disabilities and how you can support staff in the workplace.
Last updated6 November 2023 Guidance A guide to improving staff disability data This updates guidance originally published in 2020 to help employers improve their staff disability data.
Last updated13 December 2021 Blog My childhood hero and what he taught me about disability David shares what his father taught him about disability and how this has given him the drive to raise awareness of disability equality.
Last updated20 December 2023 Blog Taking proactive action for disabled health learners Learn how positive action can be used lawfully to overcome or minimise any disadvantage connected to a person’s disability.
Last updated30 June 2025 News Disability and race equality standard reports published Read the key findings from NHS England's 2024 Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) and Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) reports.
Last updated8 December 2023 Guidance Making workplace adjustments to support disabled staff Under the Equality Act 2010, employers have a legal responsibility to make reasonable adjustments for disabled staff.
Last updated1 February 2024 Guidance Mental health and learning disability nursing in the NHS Explore mental health and learning disability nursing in the NHS and learn how to attract, train and deploy staff.
Last updated2 August 2021 Guidance How to recruit and support disabled staff in the NHS A toolkit to help NHS organisations encourage and support disabled applicants to apply for roles in the NHS and retain them.
Last updated8 August 2025 Case study T Level students enrich learning disability care T Level students support people with complex needs, gaining real care experience while boosting staff capacity and future recruitment.