Helping people to recover

Access to Work

Access to Work provides support to employees with disabilities or long term health conditions who are already in work or about to start work.

There are grants to help cover the cost of workplace adaptions that can help the employee to carry out their job. Grants can be used to pay for:

• Adaptions to equipment used by the employee
• Special equipment
• Fares to work if the employee cannot use public transport
• A support worker or job coach to help in the workplace
• Disability awareness training for colleagues
• A communicator at a job interview

Read more about Access to Work.

 

Useful resources

Samaritans

Tel: 116 123

 

Citizens Advice

Tel: 0344 411 1444

 

Relate

Tel: 0300 100 1234

 

Talk to Frank

Tel: 0300 123 6600

 

CLASP

Helping to empower, inspire and motivate people with mental health disabilities by ensuring businesses and organisations adhere their statutory legal duty to provide 'Reasonable Adjustments'.

 

Hub of Hope

Download the app for services in your area

 

Your Notts Directory

Find information and support in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

 

Is there any other available support?

• Local authority public health teams can offer advice and support to employers looking to take the first steps on implementing workplace health programmes.
• Engagement with the local Job-centre Plus will enable local employers to take part in schemes to find work for people with health issues or disabilities.
• Organisations like the local Chamber of Commerce or the Federation of Small Businesses may be able to offer advice and support. Some trade associations and professional bodies, such as CIPD, also have advice and support on workplace health.
• If you work as a supplier for a large business then talk to them about the potential to access their staff health and wellbeing support.
• Maximus runs a free and confidential Workplace mental health support service delivered in partnership with Access to Work.