Accessibility statement for National Data Sharing Portal for GP Connect

This accessibility statement applies to https://apply.ndsp.gpconnect.nhs.uk

This website is run by NHS England. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

On this website, you should be able to:

• use your web browser to change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• zoom in up to 300% with text staying visible on the screen, and most images scaling without resolution loss
• navigate most of the website using a keyboard
• navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• read most of the website using a screen reader, including the latest versions of JAWS and NVDA
• access the website using a mobile or tablet
• read most of the website on devices without a screen, like a braille computer
• use the website even if Javascript is switched off

We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand and provided explanations of terms and acronyms used.

Some of our content is technical, and we use technical terms where there is no easier wording we could use without changing what the text means.

If you have a disability then AbilityNet has advice to help you make your device easier to use.

How accessible this website is

This website has a PDF for the National Data Sharing Arrangement which is not fully accessible to screen reader software.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please email us at gpconnect@nhs.net

We'll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

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: gpconnect@nhs.net with details of the problem you have encountered.

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, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website's accessibility

NHS England 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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

PDF

• 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)

What we're doing to improve accessibility

As part of our work to improve the accessibility of this website, we are reviewing our policy on PDFs and other methods of delivering information with a view to making them as accessible as possible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was initially prepared on 20 September 2022. It was last reviewed on 13 July 2023.

This website was last accessibility tested in March 2023 by our internal development and testing team at NHS England.

We are currently implementing changes based on this test and will update this page with new information about the improvements we make.

As part of our change policy, we carry out regular assessments and checks of pages that are updated.