Accessibility statement

This website is for healthcare professionals only and not intended for use by patients or members of the public outside of those working in health and justice.

This website is run by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Central and North West London 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

This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

Except for the requirement to make sure all PDFs have a document title.

PDFs and other documents

When a PDF is displayed in a browser the title may not always display in the top title bar or as the tab name (WCAG 2.4.2 Page titled)

As much as possible we try to avoid use of PDFs and add content to pages directly. But some of our PDFs are service leaflets where the content is usually on the webpage too.  

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: cnwl.communications@nhs.net by providing as much detail of the issue as possible, and a link to the page in question.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

The website was launched in August 2024. We followed the standards during the development of the site and our developer Frank Ltd tested compliance with standards prior to launch.

Accessibility toolbar

Located at the bottom of every page is our accessibility toolbar, labelled 'show accessibility tools'. 

Click on the toolbar to toggle various accessible options, including:

  • Text size
  • Contrast
  • Google translate (we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the translation)

On this site 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)

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

Images

Images on our website have alternative text attributes (alt text). This means when an image is used on a webpage to convey information its content is also described in the alt text. Therefore, the image can be understood by text browsers and assistive technologies such as screen readers.

If an image is used for simply decorative purposes, the alternative text attribute for the image is left empty in line with accepted best practice.