This website is run by Public Health Wales on behalf of the Help Me Quit NHS smoking cessation system for Wales. For more information on Public Health Wales please click here. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
If you need information on this website in a different format like large print or audio recording for example please email: helpmequit@wales.nhs.uk
The Help Me Quit email accounts are checked on a daily basis and we do try to respond to enquiries within 24 hours however during busy periods it may take between 3-5 working days to respond. Help Me Quit opening hours are as follows:
Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 16:00
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday: Closed
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).
Contacting us
If you are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment we can communicate via email: helpmequit@wales.nhs.uk
Many of the Help Me Quit stop smoking services can arrange interpreter services such as British Sign Language (BSL). Resources can be made available in Large Print or Audio format. Please do not hesitate to make contact with us to discuss your accessibility needs and requirements.
Find out how to contact us by clicking here.
Help Me Quit is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 2.1 AA standard.
This website was last tested on [August 2019]. The test was carried out by S3 Advertising on behalf of Help Me Quit as their media agent.
We tested our main website platform available at:
www.helpmequit.wales and www.helpafiistopio.cymru
The checkpoints we tested against are taken from the technical standard Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG), published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Guidelines. We tested using this standard to ensure that the site was meeting the responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and the EU Web Accessibility Directive.
Help Me Quit are committed to improving the accessibility and usability of the website and test with a range of technologies, browsers, operating systems and mobile handset types. We have focused testing with more recent browsers, as these provide greater scope for using newer assistive technologies, to provide the best accessibility support for the user.
We tested the website using the following browsers:
During the testing we also improved accessibility of the following:
Images
Text & Contrast Ratios
Keyboard Navigation
Online video
Help Me Quit website has been designed and developed with the accessibility needs of people with disabilities in mind. We’ve also taken on board international guidance and best practice on web accessibility.
We’re committed to ensuring everyone can access and use our website on multiple devices. This includes people with sight loss, and hearing, mobility and cognitive impairments.
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements or you have a recommendation please contact the team by emailing helpmequit@wales.nhs.uk and inserting the subject heading ‘Website Accessibility.
This statement was prepared on [October 2019]. It was last updated on [October 2020].