1. Disability is an Asset Dr Christine Rivers
Lead- Equality and Health Inequalities Team
NHS England
Debbie Alder
HR Director General and Disability Champion
Department for Work and Pensions

2. NHS England Commissions services – GPs, pharmacists, dentists
Supports CCGs
Delivering the Five Year Forward strategic view

3. Equality and Health Inequalities Team Work: Disability
Learning Disability Employment Programme (LDEP)
Increasing the number of people with learning disabilities in employment
Secretariat to the Equality and Diversity Council (EDC)
Oversight of major equality work- eg WDES
Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES)
Metrics comparing the experiences of Disabled and non disabled staff
Universal Information Standard for Protected Characteristics (UISPC)
Scoping unified equality data collection across workforce and service user populations
Health and Wellbeing Alliance Bids
Resources on Disability Confident, Disabled Staff Networks, Access to Work, Disability as an Asset

4. Disability as an Asset – What do we mean?
‘Nothing about us without us’
Realising the potential that disabled people bring to the workforce and to the work of the NHS
Disabled staff at the centre of change
Priorities decided through partnerships

5. The Benefits of Employing Disabled Staff
Business Case
Quality Case
Delivery of Service Case
HR Case
Reputation Case
Equality Case

6. …..What can we do to change this?
Data is Fundamental….
ESR Nationally
Disabled people make up 3% of the NHS workforce
NHS Staff Survey Nationally
Disabled people make up 17% of the NHS workforce
…..What can we do to change this?

7. Department for Work and Pensions
Employer

8. DWP as a Department 596,000 more disabled people in work than in 2013
Working with SMEs to promote ability, not disability
6,000 employers signed up to Disability Confident Scheme

9. Ability, not disability: a case study
Video: Scott’s story

10. DWP as an Employer 7.5% DWP employees declaring a disability
Assistive technology and accessibility
200+ Mental Health First Aiders and commitment to train an additional 500 this year
Inclusion campaign