NHS Direct

Accessibility

We hope that you aren't having any difficulty getting around this website or using any of the features. If you have a problem accessing our site, we want to help. Please tell us about any accessibility problems by emailing: multichannel@nhsdirect.nhs.uk.

We also have some information below about accessibility functions which may help.

Make this website easier to see

There are things you can do to improve the appearance of this website to make it easier to see.

You can make adjustments to the size, style and colour of the text on screen. This is known as changing the 'font'.

The following accessibility functions may improve the way you view our website.

Change the font size

Change the font style

Change the background text and colour

Make this website talk

The NHS Direct website is BrowseAloud enabled.

BrowseAloud is a free-to-use computer program that can read the content of this website out loud.

Find out how to use BrowseAloud on NHS Direct

For more help

If you are still having problems accessing our website and you’re concerned about your health, we recommend that you call us on 0845 4647 to discuss your symptoms. Calls to NHS Direct cost around 5p/min from a BT landline but charges from other network providers and mobile phone networks may vary.

Find out more about calling NHS Direct

Find out about our Textphone service

Find out about our Interpreter service

Contact us about an accessibility issue

If you would like to give us feedback on any accessibility issue, please email us: multichannel@nhsdirect.nhs.uk. If you are having a problem accessing a particular area of our website, please explain the nature of the problem and where it occurred. This will help us to improve the accessibility of the website.