Accessibility statement

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) launched the National Digital Platform (NDP) website in June 2022. NES is the organisation managing the website.

The website is fully accessible in line with government legislation.

We improve this website on a regular basis following Agile principles. Our aim is to be clear and transparent on what to do to improve users’ accessibility.

Users of this website should be able to:

• zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• skip to content links at the top of the page

If you have a disability, AbilityNet offers advice on making your device easier to use.

Website and documents accessibility

This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.

All our published and downloadable documents are also fully accessible.

Other formats

We offer:

• accessible PDF
• large print
• easy read
• audio recording
• braille

To get information or a version of this website, email support.web@nes.scot.nhs.uk. We’ll reply to your request in 5 working days.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Websites) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’).

If you’re not satisfied with our response, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

BSL (British Sign Language) or Audio Description

Our offices have audio induction loops.

If you contact us before your visit, we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

Our address is:

NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street
Glasgow, G3 8BW

If you’re deaf and would like to communicate with us without visiting our office, email us on colin.sanders@nhs.scot. We’ll be able to use the contactSCOTLAND-BSL interpretation service to discuss your issues.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

NHS Education for Scotland is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Websites) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 23 June 2022. The test was carried out by a member of staff from NES Technology Service using a combination of:

• Lighthouse Accessibility Auditing Tools (integrated Chrome and Internet Explorer development tool)
• keyboard navigation
• JAWS screen reader

Pages that we tested: 

• homepage
• about page
• pages with content
• contact page

This statement was last updated on 12 February 2026.