This accessibility statement applies to the website https://www.turasdesignsystem.nhs.scot/
This website is run by NHS Education for Scotland. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
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.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliance(s) listed below.
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us on the following email address support.web@nes.scot.nhs.uk and tell us:
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
We will reply within five working days to let you know when we will be able to provide the information. We will consider each request but may not be able to provide an alternative accessible format on every occasion.
Any personal data provided as part of the request will be stored in line with our privacy notice.
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)
NHS Education for Scotland is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
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.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
We have recently completed a new round of testing and discovered new accessibility issues which are in the process of being fixed by the start of the financial year 2025/2026.
This statement was prepared on 23rd November 2023. It was last reviewed and updated on 9th January 2025.
This website was last tested on 5th January 2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
The test was carried out by a member of our website team. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team.