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Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for NHS IMAS

This accessibility statement applies to nhsimas.nhs.uk only. It does not apply to content on other domains or subdomains. Where we provide links to other websites, we do not take responsibility for their accessibility standards.

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:

  • Embedded YouTube videos aren’t fully accessible.
  • PDF's and other documents are present on the site that are not accessible.

Feedback and contact information

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any accessibility problems that aren’t listed on this page, think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, or need information in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please contact us:

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 IMAS 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 2.2 AA standard, due to 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

  • 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) - YouTube videos on this site make use of ARIA attributes which are not supported or permitted.
  • The site makes use of multiple PDFs PowerPoints and Word documents, which may not be fully accessible to some screen reader software.

Disproportionate burden

We do not currently make any claims of disproportionate burden.

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’re not essential to providing our services.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are actively reviewing and amending accessibility issues on this website. As issues are rectified, this page will be updated. 

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 21st June 2021. It was last reviewed on 21st August 2026.

This website was last tested on 21st August 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out by The Health Informatics Service Web Development team using a Google Chrome browser on Windows 11 with a 16 inch screen. They reviewed a representative sample of pages including:

  • pages containing text, images, maps, videos and forms
  • the homepage

They used automated tools including Lighthouse, Wave, Axe DevTools and ARC Toolkit, and carried out manual testing including keyboard navigation and zoom checks. 

Errors found are correlated and check manually.