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The objective of the transnational partnership is to address discrimination in the employment of people with health conditions.

The three partners have the following common interests:

• To facilitate the colaboration of support organisations when working with clients with health conditions
• To change the attitudes and perceptions of employers towards employing people with health conditions.

All partners are seeking to address these issues:

• Lack of employer knowledge regarding the employment of people with health conditions
• Lack of knowledge of the support network and mechanisms for supporting this target group
• Lack of knowledge of how to cope with barriers faced by people with health conditions
• The need for improved skills and training for people with health conditions.

 The partnership activity includes:

• Undertaking surveys of employers, in order to establish attitudes and practices
• Mapping the support network in each partner area
• Transfer of expertise in addressing issues faced by employers when employing a person with a health condition
• Exchange of information from focus group interviews.

Information from all of the research, workshops, surveys and conferences undertaken by the transnational partnership has been used to produce a Guide to Best Practice in Employing People with Health Conditions.