Clinician issues
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This page brings together common issues affecting clinicians with disabilities (particularly ADHD and dyslexia) in training and practice.
Many of these difficulties arise not from lack of ability, but from standard clinical structures (e.g. admin workload, time pressure, exams, and assessment systems) which place disabled clinicians at a disadvantage.
Under the Equality Act 2010, employers and training bodies have a duty to make reasonable adjustments where this occurs.
The sections below outline key areas where these issues commonly arise.
This is a developing page on condition specific issues relating mostly to adjustments for disability
Clinical enabling support
360° Feedback, Disability, and Revalidation – Position Paper
Why feedback systems can disadvantage neurodivergent clinicians and how this should be interpreted.
How exam structure and cognitive load affect clinicians with ADHD/dyslexia and what adjustments are appropriate.
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