Accessibility statement for bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  1. Some images are missing alt text. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content.
  2. Some pages skip heading levels. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
  3. Some documents are in less accessible formats, such as PDF. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
  4. Some online form checkboxes are not programmatically associated to their overarching questions. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
  5. Some online form error messages are not programmatically associated to the corresponding form fields. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
  6. Some expandable elements are coded incorrectly causing issues with the parent/child relationship of elements. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
  7. Some expandable elements are inoperable by using the keyboard alone. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard.
  8. Some expandable elements do not inform users that they are expandable/collapsible. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 Name, role, value.
  9. Some sliders cannot be stopped. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable and 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide.
  10. Some links may not make sense out of context. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context).
  11. The ‘subscribe’ link on the embedded podcast player does not have sufficient contrast against the background. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum).
  12. Some interactive components are not far enough apart. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum).

Disproportionate burden

We have carried out a disproportionate burden assessment on Microsoft Office files and PDF documents that are not essential to the provision of patient care, such as strategies, annual reports and board papers. Some documents are in less accessible formats, such as PDF. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

See our disproportionate burden assessment for Microsoft Office files and PDF documents.

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

The following types of content are exempt from the accessibility regulations:

  • non-essential documents published before 23 September 2018
  • pre-recorded audio and video published before 23 September 2020
  • third party content that is under someone else’s control that the Trust did not pay for or develop, such as:
    • embedded Google maps
    • embedded social media feeds

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are using the following browser extensions to test our website regularly:

  • WAVE Evaluation Tool
  • Siteimprove Accessibility Checker
  • axe DevTools – Web Accessibility Testing

We are constantly improving the website by:

  • adding text alternatives for images
  • fixing heading hierarchy
  • replacing the old expandable elements with the new accessible ones
  • removing unnecessary moving elements
  • making link text meaningful

We are raising awareness about web accessibility standards with our staff who produce documents.

We are working on migrating PDF and printed patient information leaflets to the HTML format.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 9 August 2022.
It was last reviewed on  16 August 2024.

This website was last tested on 21 March 2024.
The test was carried out by BTHFT.

We selected pages from our website that covered a wide range of functionality: homepage, navigation landing page, news page, search and online form.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, email patient.experience@bthft.nhs.uk. We’ll consider your request and get back to you in ten days.

For information on easy read leaflets and BSL videos, please see our dedicated accessible information page.

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment. To contact us ring 18001 01274 542200.

Our main reception desks have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

Find out how to contact us.

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 the Communications team via communications@bthft.nhs.uk.

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).