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It is for individual National Health Service organisations, including NHS trusts and integrated care boards, to comply with the Equality Act 2010, guidance on which is available at the following link:<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance<\/a><\/p> The act defines disability as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person\u2019s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Further information on the definition of disability according to the act can be found at the following link:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010<\/a><\/p> No assessment has been made of the potential merits of issuing guidance to NHS England on the categorisation of disability. NHS England has issued guidance for NHS commissioners on equality and health inequalities legal duties. It has also issued guidance with respect to the Reasonable Adjustments Digital Flag (the Flag). Under the Equality Act 2010, organisations have a legal duty to make changes in their approach or provision, to ensure that services are as accessible to disabled people as they are for everybody else. These changes are called reasonable adjustments. The Flag was developed in the NHS Spine to enable health and care workers to record, share, and view details of reasonable adjustments across the NHS, wherever the person is treated. It is now accessible on the National Care Records Service, which is available at the following link:<\/p>