Nursing staff are key to safe and effective care. As a result, nurses must consider the following as a ‘Call to Action’ to promote change and equality in the clinical environment:

• Policy—does your area have a particular policy on neurodiversity? If not, how can you develop one or add to an existing policy? By developing or amending an existing policy it will support structured change and consider a patient-centred approach to service planning and implementation.
• Neurodiversity champions—by nominating an individual to become a ‘neurodiversity champion’ we can ensure that the patient voice is being recognised in the clinical environment, with a contact point for nursing staff to discuss any concerns or ideas for improvement. Consider how this could be applied to your health care organisation and what benefit it will add to supporting your services.
  
• Mandatory training—do you have specific neurodiversity training? Are you aware of where to access this? Using the section on Key principles for clinical specialisms, work with your team to ensure you are aware of what training is required and how this can be accessed to support high-quality care.