Accessibility

Accessibility statement for Studholme Medical Centre

This accessibility statement applies to this website. This website is built on the default NHS template provided by GPsurgery.net. This website is run by Studholme Medical Centre (SMC). This may inadvertently introduce non-accessible content.  SMC will always respond to and resolve any accessibility issues promptly and courteously.

SMC want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • 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)
  • submit a form using just a keyboard

The website text has been made 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:

  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • you may not be able to use the map on our Practice Boundary page

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like large print, easy read, audio recording or braille then please make this request for the attention of the Practice Manager and we will endeavour to help you as best as we can.

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, then do let us know.

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).

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.

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

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Studholme Medical Practice 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 fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below some non-essential content may need to be supplied in an alternative format.

Non-accessible content

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

We are not aware of any non-accessible content. We will always respond to and resolve any accessibility issues promptly and courteously.

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.

We link to the GMS1 patient registration form hosted by the Government. This document is outside our control and consequently falls outside the scope of the accessibility regulations. 

We also have PDFs with NHS supplied clincial information .

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.

For example, we do not plan to fix: Asthma personal plans

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Our website is supported by GPsurgery.net. Website accessibility is an essential part of providing high quality websites for NHS GP practices. GPsurgery.net reviews the accessibility of their website templates as part of their regular development cycle and will always support our practice to resolve any accessibility issues should they arise.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 22nd January 2024.

The standard website template was last tested on 31.01.2023. The test was carried out by GPsurgery.net.

This website is based on a series of standard page templates. We tested the Home page, a standard text-based page, a standard page that includes a form, the Team page, the News page and an individual news item to ensure a representative proportion of the website was tested.

This website was last tested by the practice on 22nd January 2024. The test was carried out by Studholme Medical Centre.

Date published: 20th September, 2023
Date last updated: 21st January, 2024