Accessibility statement for Sherwood Forest Hospitals


This accessibility statement applies to the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website (www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk).

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. In order to ensure that all of our visitors can use our website, these pages aim to meet Level-A and Level-AA standards of WCAG 2.2 (external link). This means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser functionality
  • zoom in up to 400 per cent without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • interact with most of the website using a screen reader (including recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).

We also try to make the website text as simple as possible to understand.

If you have a disability, AbilityNet (external link) has advice on making your device easier to use.

Disclaimer

The translation feature on this website is automated. This service is powered by Google Translate. There may be inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the translations. If in doubt, please refer to the English version of the website. You may also contact us with feedback.

How accessible is this website

This website currently partially conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, which was published in October 2023.

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

  • WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text - At 200% zoom and up there are display issues for our navigation.
  • WCAG 1.4.5 Images of Text - Images used for text without correct alternative text.
  • WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) - Insufficient colour contrast on certain elements.
  • WCAG 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) - Duplicate links and links out of context.
  • WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard - Areas of the website are unable to be navigated using a keyboard only.
  • WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships - Incorrect HTML markup.
  • Some pages and document attachments are not written in Plain English.
  • Many documents are not accessible in several ways including missing text alternatives and missing document structure. We are looking into making all our documents more accessible.

This is not a comprehensive list as we are still identifying some accessibility issues.

We are committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

A third-party accessibility audit has been completed on this website and recommendations have been made for improvement.

We are actively working to address these issues as part of an ongoing programme to improve the accessibility of this website.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents.

The accessibility regulations (external link) do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018, if they’re not essential to providing our services.

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations (external link).

Third-party content

Our website contains some third-party content that we do not have control over and are not responsible for the accessibility of this content, but we endeavour to work with the third party to improve its accessibility. This may include:

  • links to non-Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust websites
  • content or functionality embedded in, but not a part of our website. This includes;
    • Embedded job search boards on our vacancies page
    • content hosted on other websites, such as social media sites
    • Google Translate feedback form - We are aware that the google form when asking the user to rate the translation does not meet the following accessibility guidelines:
      • Identify the purpose of fields programmatically
      • Ensure form controls have labels
      • Ensure controls change appearance when they are selected
      • Add a submit button to all forms.

What we are doing to improve digital accessibility

We want our website to offer the best experience possible for all our users. In addition to our plan to fix known issues, we continue to work on website content and structure.

  • We are actively working to address issues as part of an ongoing programme to improve the accessibility of this website.
  • Training everyone that publishes to the web in creating accessible content.
  • Providing guidance to services on creating accessible multimedia content.
  • Moving away from PDF documents to web pages where possible.
  • Conducting regular automated and manual checks of our website and making required corrections and improvements.

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).

How we tested this site

This statement was created following a self-assessment, testing using automated tools and in consultation with third-party web accessibility experts.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact Sherwood Forest Hospital’s Communications team by emailing sfh-tr.communications@nhs.net or call 01623 672 294.

Requesting content in an accessible format

If you need information on this website in a different format, such as an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We will consider your request and get back to you as quickly as possible, usually within five working days.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

The statement was last reviewed on the 23 October 2024.