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Wednesday 3 December 2025 marks the International Day of People with Disability. Established by the United Nations in 1992, this day promotes awareness, inclusion, and equity while celebrating the significant contributions of people with disability. This year’s theme is ‘Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress’. All NSW Health staff are required to make reasonable adjustments for people with disability in line with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Staff may need guidance on implementing adjustments and information to assist with that includes: Summaries and quick links to resources can be seen on the intranet page for Disability and for Cognitive Impairment. Responding to the health care needs of people with disability (NSW Health Policy Directive) provides clear advice on many reasonable adjustments and clear instructions about using disability support workers in hospitals. Anne Klemm, Manager Disability Strategy NSLHD, can assist individuals or teams with navigation of resources supporting disability adjustments. Changes have been implemented to eMR that aligns with the Single Digital Patient Record (coming soon). Procedures essential to providing equitable care include: Recording a Persons Disability in electronic Medical Record (eMR): treating staff with appropriate medical evidence can record a disability diagnosis on eMR, so all staff can make appropriate disability adjustments to meet the person’s specific needs. Disability Care Plans: improving continuity of care using disability care plans created by external clinicians (and instructions how to find uploaded documents on eMR). For people with intellectual Disability (ID) there are specialist NSLHD services that can assist with making appropriate adjustments. These include: Northern Sydney Intellectual Disability Health Service – for all ages, they provide information and education on management of care and the needs of people with ID. NSLHD MHDA Intellectual Disability Team – for adults with ID and MH diagnosis. For NSLHD staff with disability: confidential support and advice is available from the NSLHD Disability Employee Network (DEN). Contact Nicole Toohey, Acting Manager, Organisational Development and Leadership, People and Culture on nicole.toohey@health.nsw.gov.au for information on how to join the meetings and/or join the network. This network has many allies including people with neurodiversity who don’t have a disability. Line managers are encouraged to use the NSLHD Workplace Adjustment Procedure to support employees with eligible disabilities or health conditions. Please speak with your Human Resources Business Partner for more information.
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