Accessibility statement for westcentralpcn.nhs.uk
This accessibility statement applies to westcentralpcn.nhs.uk
This website is run in partnership by Southend West Central Primary Care Network and NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- Change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- Zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- Listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Some PDF and Word documents are not fully accessible
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- Email [email protected]
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10-15 days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:
- Email [email protected]
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).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Southend West Central Primary Care Network is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
The selection of pages that were audited are compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Of the pages that were audited, there are no issues of non-compliance.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some of our older PDFs and Word documents may not meet accessibility standards – for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).
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.
Videos
We plan to add captions to all video content on our website, hosted on YouTube.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 20 October 2021. It was last reviewed on 20 October 2021.
This website was last tested on 19 October 2021. The test was carried out by Mixd.
We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test:
- Key user journeys
- Key landing pages
We tested:
- Our main website platform, available at westcentralpcn.nhs.uk
We found some accessibility issues across the pages that were tested and subsequently fixed in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Guidelines.
You can read the accessibility audit which was undertaken 19 October 2021.
