7 June 2005
A number of the UK's major healthcare sites and trusts have now updated their Internet sites with improved accessibility features.
The moves come after recent NHS guidelines about the accessibility of intranets and websites highlighted several shortcomings on various sites.
As a result, Brent, Central and North West London, Durham and Darlington Primary Care Trusts have all now revamped and relaunched online information services for their local communities and employees.
"We really do understand the pressures faced by the NHS system," said Peter Aylward, UK managing director of RedDot, who is responsible for content management.
"Not only do trusts have to meet stringent NHS criteria, but they must also meet the demands of diverse communities - from employees to local people.
"They are now reaping the benefit of content management to create useful intranets and community websites, reducing the time and cost of maintaining online resources."
The recent NHS report revealed that health sites are of a growing importance but are frequently user-unfriendly, particularly for the physically impaired, inexperienced or elderly.© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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