Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.nosphn.scot.nhs.uk/

Using this website

This website is run by North of Scotland Public Health Network, supported by SHOW.

The North of Scotland Public Health Network (NoSPHN) is a collaboration between NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, NHS Tayside and NHS Western Isles. NoSPHN operates the NoSPHN website to allow information on its work and the work of others to be readily available.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. An accessibility tool is provided in the top right of the screen. Users are able to:

Change colours and contrast levels
Increase and decrease font size
Modify the font
Adjust the site background
Underline links
Navigate all of the website using just a keyboard
Navigate all of the website using speech recognition software
Listen to all of the website using a screen reader (using the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
Access the website using a mobile device.

AbilityNet has advice on making your computer / device easier to use if you have a disability.

Compliance status

The main navigational pages on this website are compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (WCAG) A and AA success criteria.

The navigational pages on this site were tested to WCAG 2.1 level AA by Blank Box Ltd on 1st June 2023, with both manual tests and automated tests using Wave, an approved automated testing tool.

The following issues were identified:

Not fully covered by the accessibility regulations

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

some PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software. For example:

- documents do not have a logical structure based on tags and headings
- document properties are missing such as title, subject, author and keywords,
- tables do not have column and row headers
- images do not have text alternatives.

We can offer alternative formats for the PDF documents on request.

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. However, if there is a specific document that you would like to request in HTML format, we will do our best to oblige where possible and practicable. Any new PDFs we publish will meet accessibility standards.

Requesting Accessible Formats

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille contact the NoSPHN Programme Manager:

Email: gram.NoSPHNadmin@nhs.scot

Phone: 07879828626

Reporting Accessibility Problems:

Let us know if you cannot access any part of this site or want to report an accessibility problem. Please use the contact methods above.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was last updated on 14th June 2023. This website was last tested on 1st June 2023.

Web accessibility resources

NHS inform publishes health information in different languages and formats, including BSL, Easy Read and translations.

Visit AbilityNet for help in making your computer work best for you, including “how to” guides to make your device easier to use if you have a disability.

The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops standards and support materials to help understanding and implementation of accessibility.