Accessibility statement for CQRS Local website

Accessibility statement for CQRS Local website

This accessibility statement applies to https://nwneurosurgerynetwork.nhs.uk/ 

This website is run by North West Neurosurgery Network. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to: 

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings 
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen 
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software 
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver) 

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. 

How accessible this website is 

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible: 

  • Linked documents on the resources page. 

If you’re having problems using these documents, contact vishnu.achoor@nca.nhs.uk. 

Feedback and contact information 

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: vishnu.achoor@nca.nhs.uk 

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact: vishnu.achoor@nca.nhs.uk 

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in seven days. 

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). 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility 

North West Neurosurgery Network 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 

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard. 

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

Non-accessible content 

The content that is not accessible is listed below together with an explanation and reference to the relevant WCAG section. 

PDFs 

  • The structure of the content is not always available to assistive technology, which makes the content difficult to understand and navigate for users of screen readers (Info and relationships 1.3.1) 
  • The reading order of the content is not always logical, which means some content does not make sense when read out by text-to-speech software (Meaningful sequence 1.3.2) 
  • Images do not always have text alternatives, which means some content is not available when using text-to-speech software (Text alternatives 1.1.1) 

We are working towards removing or replacing the PDFs with more accessible content alternatives. Wherever possible, we will avoid PDFs. Instead, we will create content as structured web pages in HTML. 

What we’re doing to improve accessibility 

We are improving our service’s accessibility by: 

  • considering accessibility at the start of their project, and throughout 
  • making accessibility the whole team’s responsibility 
  • researching with disabled users 
  • using a library of accessible components and patterns 
  • carrying out regular accessibility audits and testing 
  • designing and building to level AA of WCAG 2.2 

Preparation of this accessibility statement 

This statement was prepared on 26/03/26. It was last reviewed on 30/01/26. 

This website was last tested on 30/01/26 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. 

A self-assessment was completed by the website team. All pages were tested using automated testing tools and manual testing with assistive technologies by our website team.