NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is committed to working towards producing websites and web resources that can be accessed by all of our visitors.
On this page you can find information on our approach to:
– Providing information in other languages
Our approach to website accessibility
All pages produced on this NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde website conform to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Level-A standard as a minimum.
We are always keen to hear about ways we can improve the services we provide. If you are have ideas for improvement or are experiencing any difficulties using this website, please email ggc.communication.sandyford@nhs.scot or call 0141 211 8130.
You can find out more about accessibility at www.w3.org.
For help in making your computer work best for you try looking at the AbilityNet web site.
Information on portable document format (PDF) files
We are working to reduce our use of PDF files. However this site uses PDF files where required at present. To view PDF files, you will need to download and install a PDF reader. The Adobe site offers:
- Adobe Acrobat PDF reader
- Accessibility conversion tools
- PDF accessibility information
If you have any problems accessing the documents published on this website, please contact us and we will supply you with the document in an accessible format.
Information on accessibility options and help for your browser
Many web browsers have accessibility features, which help you use the web in the way that best suits you. We recommend you select the browser which best suits your needs, and these links give you some helpful guidance whether you want to best configure your web browser or download a more suitable one.
Note that there are many different web browsers available, and many versions of each of them, so it would be impractical for us to list them all here. We have chosen the most popular as a guide that you may find useful.
Information on accessibility options and help for your computer
To configure your operating system to tailor its accessibility features to your needs you may find these websites useful:
Our approach to providing information in other languages
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is committed to producing information in other languages as required. If you require particular information in an other language please contact us.
Please be aware that although automatic translators available on the internet can be useful you should never rely on them alone for detailed and accurate translation of important health information.
Sandyford provides a range of information in community languages including BSL and if English is not your first language, you can have an interpreter appointed by the NHS at your appointment. Patients can now access the interpreting service “Direct Patient Access to Interpreting Service” before calling Sandyford Switchboard to help make an appointment.
Tell us if you need information in a different format
In your message please include:
- the web address (URL) of the content
- your email address and name
- the format you need – for example, plain text, braille, BSL, large print or audio format
Please send your requests to ggc.communication.sandyford@nhs.scot