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This website was last tested on 15th January 2026 by The Health Informatics Service Web Department to WCAG 2.2 AA standard. They used the following approach when deciding on a sample of pages to test:

  • Looked at all mediums used on the website, for example text, images, maps, videos and forms, and added at least one page per item to our sample list.
  • Always included the homepage.
  • Used Lighthouse, Wave, Axe DevTools and ARC Toolkit to audit the sample pages.
  • Performed a manual tab and zoom check.

How we checked

The Health Informatics Service Web Department tested this website against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. Automated tests were performed using Lighthouse, Wave, Axe DevTools and ARC Toolkit to check the accessibility of the website. Errors found were correlated and checked manually. A keyboard tab through and zoom check was also performed. These tests were completed using a Google Chrome browser on Windows 11 with a 16 inch screen.

Pages we checked

The issues we found

  • 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) - Missing alternatvie text
  • 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A), 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A), 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) - Heading levels have been skipped
  • 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) - Elements must have sufficient colour contrast
  • 2.1.1 (Keyboard) - The cookie policy notification cannot be closed through keyboard navigation
  • 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) - Redundant links (adjacent links go to the same URL) are present
  • 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) - Suspicious link text
  • 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) - Duplicate headings
  • The site makes use of multiple PDFs, Word documents and PowerPoints. Some are a legal requirement. These are not accessible to some screen reader software.