Home Coronavirus (COVID-19) About Us Our Values Our Services Patients and Visitors Careers Fundraising Volunteering Contact Us Accessibility Accessibility Changing the font style Changing background colours Changing font sizes HomeAccessibility Accessibility Website accessibility statement This statement applies to the Trust websites available via www.uhbristol.nhs.uk and www.waht.nhs.uk. What is website accessibility? The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the organisation responsible for developing web standards. The W3C states that: "Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them." For a full definition, and to see what accessibility means for all website users, please see the W3C website. W3C's introduction to web accessibility Background Our University Hospitals Bristol (UH Bristol) and Weston Area Health Trust (WAHT) websites are very old and due for redevelopment. The two Trusts merged in April 2020 and we currently have a new temporary corporate website for the newly merged organisation (www.uhbw.nhs.uk) which meets the accessibility requirements. While we try to make new content accessible to all users, we can't guarantee that every part of each UH Bristol and WAHT site will meet everyone's accessibility needs. Our websites do feature in-built tools to enable users to alter the way content is viewed using standard templates, e.g. the ability to alter text size. Standard web browsing software offers options to allow users to alter the way they view content, and we do not deliberately override these options. Our websites explain how to use these tools. There is some content which is difficult to publish in a way that is fully accessible. For example, our Trust newsletter is designed to be printed. While users are welcome to download this document, it is not designed to be an online resource. It is therefore not designed with web accessibility in mind. What we're doing to improve accessibility We are aware that we need to make changes to the accessibility of this website and are currently working towards getting a new website. We have introduced a temporary website for corporate content since merging to become University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in April 2020, and this temporary website meets the accessibility requirements. In the meantime, we will ensure the content of this website meets the requirements of the international WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standard. This is the minimum standard considered to be acceptable for public sector websites. View the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standard We will also try to make all of our key content as accessible as possible. An example of key content would be a document which somebody needs to use to access a particular service related to their disability. However, our priority is to deliver a new website which will feature improved accessibility for all content. Get in touch If you find a piece of content which you feel is not accessible, or if you would like any content in another format, please contact us. We will do what we can to make the requested information available in an accessible format. Write to us at: Communications Team University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Trust Headquarters Marlborough Street Bristol BS1 3NU Email: communications@uhbw.nhs.uk Preparation of this accessibility statement This statement was prepared on 23 September 2020. This website was last tested in September 2020. The test was carried out by the UHBW communications teams. A A A Change Contrast © 2020 - Weston Area Health NHS Trust Privacy Notice Freedom of Information Site map Accessibility