Turas Weight Management accessibility statement

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This accessibility statement applies to the Turas Weight Management application.
This application is run by NHS Education for Scotland. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this application. For example, that means you should be able to:

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

We’ve also made the application text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this application is

This application is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us at:
support.web@nes.scot.nhs.uk

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, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this application’s accessibility

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

Compliance status

This application is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard.

What we are doing to improve accessibility

The Turas platform is going through a redesign process and will be implementing a new design system which will bring older applications up to the WCAG 2.2 standard.
Turas Learn and Portfolio are the first applications scheduled to be upgraded in the 2025/2026 financial year.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 10 November 2025.
It was last reviewed on 10 November 2025.

This application was last tested on 2 February 2022 against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.
The audit was carried out by a member of the NHS Education for Scotland digital team.

All pages in the application were tested using the following:
• Lighthouse Accessibility Tool (Chrome and Microsoft Edge)
• Keyboard navigation
• JAWS screen reader

Pages tested included:
• Homepage
• Pages with form elements
• Pages with text