Accessibility statement for Sherwood Forest Hospitals Knowledge and Library Services website.

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.

This accessibility statement applies to https://lks.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/. This website is run by Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust.

How accessible this website is

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

  • At 200% zoom and up there are display issues for our navigation
  • Images used for text without correct alternative text
  • Insufficient colour contrast on certain elements
  • Duplicate links and links out of context
  • Areas of the website are unable to be navigated using a keyboard only
  • Incorrect HTML markup

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ Communications team by emailing sfh-tr.communications@nhs.net or call 01623 672 294.

If you need information on this website in a different format, such as an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:


If you are unable to access any element of our website, please call or email us using the contact details provided.

We will consider your request and get back to you as quickly as possible, usually within five working 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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust 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 or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the the non-compliances and exemptions listed below. 

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  • WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text - At 200% zoom and up there are display issues for our navigation
  • WCAG 1.4.5 Images of Text - Images used for text without correct alternative text
  • WCAG 1.4.1 Use of Colour - Insufficient colour contrast on certain elements
  • WCAG 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) - Duplicate links and links out of context
  • WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard - Areas of the website are unable to be navigated using a keyboard only
  • WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships - Incorrect HTML markup

Content that is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services.

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

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

All websites owned by Sherwood Forest Hospitals are currently undertaking an accessibility audit and an accessibility roadmap will be created and made available upon completion.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on Tuesday 7 November 2023. It was last reviewed on Friday 8 December 2023.
The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.