Increased staff disclosure and staff supported Robust equality monitoring statistics to ensure meaningful analysis to support decision making and benchmark workforce profile We will work in partnership with Promotion of revised best practice guidance Year 1-3 disabled people and on employing persons with a disability Occupational Health Services to Development and delivery of bespoke ensure that disabled people are equality and human rights training to supported to continue in Occupational Health staff employment. Awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of referral to Occupational Health - for staff and for managers. Improved support for disabled staff More robust reasonable adjustment process We will review the Employment Guidance updated to take account of any Year 1 of Persons with a Disability new research and to ensure issues relating Policy in partnership with to hidden disabilities / autism / mental health disabled people and trade union / negative attitudes and stereotypes is representatives and extend the included associated guidance. Promotion of guidance across health and social care We will develop guidance on Co designed guidance produced which will Year 2-4 supporting people with autism in raise awareness among staff of reasonable employment in partnership with adjustments for people with autism representative organisations.
Increased staff disclosure and staff supported Robust equality monitoring statistics to ensure meaningful analysis to support decision making and benchmark workforce profile We will work in partnership with disabled people and Occupational Health Services to ensure that disabled people are supported to continue in employment. Promotion of revised best practice guidance on employing persons with a disability Development and delivery of bespoke equality and human rights training to Occupational Health staff Awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of referral to Occupational Health - for staff and for managers. Improved support for disabled staff More robust reasonable adjustment process Year 1-3 We will review the Employment of Persons with a Disability Policy in partnership with disabled people and trade union representatives and extend the associated guidance. Guidance updated to take account of any new research and to ensure issues relating to hidden disabilities / autism / mental health / negative attitudes and stereotypes is included Promotion of guidance across health and social care Year 1 We will develop guidance on supporting people with autism in employment in partnership with representative organisations. Co designed guidance produced which will raise awareness among staff of reasonable adjustments for people with autism Year 2-4
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