Producing a disability equality scheme

From December, the Disability Equality Duty requires all NHS organisations to produce a Disability Equality Scheme that describes how they will promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities.

A new Department of Health guide, 'Creating a Disability Equality Scheme: A Practical Guide for the NHS', provides advice about how to produce such a scheme. It sets out the rationale behind the new duty, and explains the outcomes that the schemes should seek to achieve.

It also gives advice on the processes and actions required to produce and implement a scheme, as well as providing links to sources of further information and support.