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- Health and disability in veterinary medicine study and practice
- The role of the veterinary schools and the RCVS
- Reasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010
- Reasonable adjustments and Day One Competences
- Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet students
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- Reasonable adjustments for student vets - summary
- Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
- Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
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- Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
- Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
- Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
- Embracing reasonable adjustments for student vet nurses - summary
- External review of the RCVS by ENQA
- Requirements for remote and online student assessments
Reasonable Adjustments campaign
Let's Talk Adjustments
The RCVS, in partnership with the Mind Matters Initiative, has created the Let’s Talk Adjustments campaign to raise awareness of reasonable adjustments in veterinary workplaces.
The campaign empowers everyone, regardless of role, disability, or health condition, to have open and important conversations about the benefits workplace adjustments can bring, not just to individuals but to entire veterinary teams.
On this page
- Why we're running this campaign
- Campaign aims
- Let's Talk Adjustments webinar
- Real stories and insights
- Discussing reasonable adjustments at work
- Resources
- Occupational therapy and reasonable adjustments
Why we're running this campaign
The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as a physical and/or mental health condition that has a substantial and long-term impact on a person’s ability to undertake normal daily activities. Reasonable adjustments are a requirement under the Act. They are changes that an employer must make in order to remove or reduce a disadvantage relating to an employee’s disability.
Our recent groundbreaking survey with the British Veterinary Chronic Illness Society, Disability and Chronic Illness in Veterinary Work and Education (2024), showed a pressing need to talk about disability and the provision of support through reasonable adjustments in veterinary workplaces.
Let’s Talk Adjustments celebrates inclusion and encourages open conversations about reasonable adjustments across all roles, disabilities and health conditions in veterinary workplaces.
Campaign aims
Let's Talk Adjustments aims to:
- Upskill managers to better support employees who need workplace adjustments.
- Link employees to information and support designed to help them obtain the adjustments they need.
- Provide organisations with resources and examples of good practice in implementing adjustments.*
Let's Talk Adjustments webinar
In July 2025, we hosted a panel webinar to mark the conclusion of the Let’s Talk Adjustments campaign - you can watch the recording below.
Webinar resources
Below are the recommended resources and key links discussed in the webinar.
1. Mental health support
2. RCVS Let's Talk Adjustments campaign
Reasonable Adjustments Campaign
3. Embracing reasonable adjustments for student vets
Student vets adjustments - guidance
4. Embracing reasonable adjustments for student vet nurses
Student vet nurse adjustments - guidance
5. Access to Work (UK government support)
Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition:
6. UK Government Equalities Office guidance for organisations
Equality Act 2010 – duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments (PDF)
7. Neurodiversity resources
- Reasonable adjustments in the workplace for individuals with ADHD
- National Autistic Society - asking for reasonable adjustments
- British Dyslexia Association - reasonable adjustments in the workplace
8. RCVS and BVCIS Disability and Chronic Illness Survey
9. Scope - guidance on disclosing diabilities at work
Advice and support for work and careers
10.RCVS Academy – training courses
Unconscious bias and civility fundamentals
11. BUPA Manager Guide: Supporting Disabled Colleagues
Supporting disabled colleagues – BUPA PDF
12. Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) occupational therapy advice
13. Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Protecting pregnant workers and new mothers: employers
14. Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) Applied Mental Health Science Series
Real stories and insights
Many veterinary professionals overcome health-related challenges and thrive, thanks to reasonable adjustments.
Discover inspiring personal accounts from vets and vet nurses who've navigated these challenges, along with insights from managers on creating supportive, inclusive environments.
Discussing reasonable adjustments at work
Developed by Professor Elinor O’Connor, occupational psychologist, this guide empowers line managers and employees to have open and effective conversations about reasonable adjustments. It covers potential challenges, offers practical guidance, and highlights the wider benefits of creating a supportive and inclusive workplace.
Resources
Let's Talk Adjustments features a selection of carefully curated resources aimed at raising awareness of disability and reasonable adjustments.
Across the campaign pages, you'll find links to further useful information on the following topics:
- Disability inclusion – what it is and why it is important.
- Equality legislation – the law and disability discrimination.
- Reasonable adjustments – examples and types of adjustments.
Further resources and support
Further expert guidance, practical tools and trusted support to help disabled employees thrive, covering workplace adjustments, inclusion, rights, and wellbeing.Explore resources to build a more inclusive workplace
Occupational therapy and reasonable adjustments
Occupational therapy (OT) can empower people facing physical, mental, social, or environmental challenges to live and work as fully and independently as possible. By bridging physical and mental health, OT plays a vital role in identifying and supporting workplace reasonable adjustments that truly make a difference.
Professor Nicola Spalding, right, an occupational therapy expert, shares her practical, evidence-based advice for:
- Managing fatigue effectively
- Creating a healthy work-life balance
- Boosting wellbeing in veterinary workplaces
Reasonable Adjustments for veterinary students
The RCVS offers comprehensive guidance to support education and training providers in making reasonable adjustments for student vets and student veterinary nurses - ensuring fair access and inclusive learning environments.
Explore the guidance:
* Please note: Let's Talk Adjustments does not provide legal advice. It is important to seek your own guidance regarding any specific matters relating to reasonable adjustments.