Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to all content published on service-manual.hse.ie. This website is run by the Health Service Executive (HSE).

Readability

We’ve made the website text as easy to understand as possible. We use ‘readability’ tests as one measure of how easy it is to understand our content. We aim for a reading age of about 9 (grade 4).

Device settings

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

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 website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader
  • view content in different ways without losing information or structure

For advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability visit my computer my way - abilitynet.co.uk.

Less accessible parts of the site

Some parts of this website are not fully accessible, for example:

  • some pages have links to websites or software that we do not own or manage and so cannot guarantee their accessibility

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format email digital@hse.ie. We’ll get back to you within 7 days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact digital@hse.ie.

Enforcement procedure

If you are not happy with our response, or you want to raise an accessibility issue that is not related to this website, you can make a complaint online at the HSE complaints and feedback section.

Compliance status

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

Non-accessible content

The content that is not accessible is listed below. We aim to fix these issues by July 2025.

Content that is not accessible

  • Some pages have content with fixed line heights and text spacings that cannot be modified.
  • Some user interface components cannot be programmatically determined by all users.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 10 March 2025. It was last reviewed on 10 March 2025. This website was last tested for accessibility issues on 10 March 2025. The test was carried out by HSE Digital.

How we did the test

We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level A and Level AA to test and audit the level of conformance.

We have tested the site on different devices, screen readers and browsers.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We have assembled a multi-disciplinary team who are working on accessibility on an ongoing basis. Departments and agencies are urgently fixing content which fails to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 AA standard. We will update this page when issues are fixed.

Updated: March 2025