Making the nursing profession truly inclusive for people with hidden and visible disabilities
Online
Panel discussion and Q&A's
Information
Finding ways to accommodate the needs of the disabled workforce is not only a moral duty, but a great opportunity for the sector to make the best of the employee’s full potential. This panel will discuss various initiatives designed to help employers make reasonable adjustments that welcome and retain disabled employees within the nursing profession, whether dealing with visible or invisible disabilities, including long covid.
Speakers
Lucy Bates
associate director of nursingRoyal Devon University Healthcare Foundation TrustAlexandra Ankrah
policy and regulation team, directorate for education and quality (DEQ)Health Education EnglandAlison Twycross
former deputy dean and professor of children’s nursing and chair ofLong Covid Nurses and Midwives UKDonna Egan
CSS (Clinical and Scientific Services) quality and safety leadManchester University NHS Foundation Trust