The Midlands Leadership and Lifelong Learning team in partnership with the DaWN [Disability and Wellbeing Network] in NHS England are undertaking an evaluation project looking at the experiences of colleagues, in relation to access onto training and development programmes within our organisation. In particular we are looking to see if there are issues impacting disabled colleagues. This relates to both formal programmes, and informal development opportunities/assignments. We are not looking at evaluating the content of programmes, but rather the access to development opportunities.
The evaluation project is being undertaken independently by a company called Frontline who has extensive experience in all aspects of evaluation and in particular in relation to aspects of leadership and leadership development. The link below will take you to a short, anonymous survey.
The survey is open to all colleagues, not just those who identify as having a disability, physical and non-physical as we are looking at access and how that is supported.
We would encourage all staff to share their experiences, to help us improve and develop of training and development Offer, and the processes that support these.
The survey is anonymous if you have any queries about the evaluation please contact [email protected]
The wording in this survey matches the wording in the NHS staff survey, so you will see ‘disability’ described as ‘A physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more. This definition intends to encompass the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010 “You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.