AccessAble
We have worked with AccessAble to provide detailed information for many of our departments, wards and services.
Surveyors from AccessAble spent several months in our buildings surveying corridors, wards, parking facilities, clinics and other public areas of our hospitals and community sites.
Patients, visitors and staff can use the guide to find a whole range of accessibility information, such as where a department is located in relation to the main entrance, where car parking spaces are located, whether there are lifts to access other floors, whether a hearing loop is fitted at reception, information about accessible toilets and much more.
The guides are available online at the AccessAble website for:
- Cafes / Restaurants
- Clinic/Health Centres
- Counselling and Mental Health
- Dentists
- Doctors Surgeries
- Hospitals, Clinics and Medical Centres
- Inpatient/Residential Units
- Offices
- Residential Accommodation
- Resource Centres
- Specialist Services
Visit the AccessAble website to access these online guides.
Accessibility statement for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust website
This website is managed by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. Our aim is to provide accessible information and ensure equal access to our services, so that everyone can use the LSCft website.
You can find out more about how we make our website accessible below, including details on how we can further help you if you need to access information in a different format.
This site has been developed and tested in several internet browsers including Internet Explorer 7 and above, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Google Chrome. This site will not work to its full potential for users of Internet Explorer 6 and below. We recommend upgrading your internet browser to the latest version.
Access keys
Access keys allow you to get to a specific page from the navigation menu by using your keyboard. You can use your keyboard arrows (left/right/up/down) to browse through the navigation menus on a page to find what you are looking for.
Screen readers
Our website remains accessible if you have a visual impairment. It has been tested and is compatible with a range of screen-reading software and different devices.
Languages and Google Translate
You can use Google's free online translate service directly from our website. This is available via the 'Select Language' feature which appears at the top of each page.
Please note: LSCft is not responsible for the accuracy of translation provided via this feature. Medical and technical terms may not always translate accurately on Google Translate.
SignVideo - British Sign Language (BSL)
If you are part of the deaf community living across Central Lancashire, West Lancashire, East Lancashire or Blackburn with Darwen and need to access our mental health services whether for urgent or routine care, the support of a BSL interpreter is available here and they will help you to communicate with our call handlers or mental health practitioners.
- Access a BSL interpreter here if you live in Central or West Lancashire.
- Access a BSL interpreter here if you live in East Lancashire or Blackburn with Darwen
Patient Information Leaflets
If you have problems reading the print in any of our leaflets we can provide them in large print, easy read, audio book or Braille upon request.
Please email communications@lscft.nhs.uk with your request.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format such as a PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille please email communications@lscft.nhs.uk
We'll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements please email communications@lscft.nhs.uk
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.
Legal Disclaimer
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is not responsible for the translations provided by Google Translate. Please be aware that the English version of our website is the official text. The translated copies of our site are not legally binding, and any differences created in translation have no legal effect. If there are any concerns regarding the accuracy of the information presented within the translated versions of our site, please refer back to the official English-language website.