Structure and design

The website is designed with users in mind and is divided into six audience types:

• Patients
• Visitors, relatives and carers
• GPs and Healthcare professionals
• Job seekers and volunteers
• Researchers
• UCLH supporters

Enter each audeince section is colour coded and titled. So you know which section you are in based on the colours as well as the heading in the top horizontal bar.

Sometimes the section name will change as you move through the site. This will happen when the page you are viewing is a main link within a different department or subject matter.

Breadcrumbs

To make sure you do not get lost in the site every page have a trail 'breadcrumbs' which are located just below the horizontal coloured bar at the top of the page and begin with 'You are here:'. Breadcrumbs show you here you are within the site and allow you to navigate back to the home page at anytime.

Looking for information

Browsing

When you click on a section in the let hand navigation bar a sub menu will appear below the heading, letting you know the different sections within an area.

For frequently requested information like addresses, location details, telephone numbers try the 'I am looking for' drop down menu in the top horizontal bar.

Searching

To search for information, enter a key word or phrase into the search box on the top right-hand side of the homepage and press enter or the arrow key.

Sitemap

The sitemap link at the bottom of the screen may also assist you in getting to the information you require.

Downloading documents

We find it useful to place many documents on our site in Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft formats for downloading. This allows users of our site to view and print documents from the web in a suitable format and also allows users to save these files to their own computers.

In order to read documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) your computer must have a small program installed called Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the latest version of the reader - it is free and should not take more than a few minutes to download. If you use screen reading software or other assistive technology, the Access Adobe website offers support and tools to help you access PDF documents.

Other documents on this site are available for download in Word , Excel , or Powerpoint format. Most computers already have these programs installed but some do not. If you don't have a copy, you can download the Microsoft Word Viewer, the Microsoft Excel Viewer or the Microsoft Powerpoint viewer free of charge.

Depending on the setup of your browser, files will either open automatically, or you will get the option to "Open" or "Save" the file.
Saving the file will download and save the file to your PC, so you will also be able to access it at a later date. Opening the file will simply open the file in your browser but you will not be able to access it later unless you re-visit the site.

Printing

To print a page click on the print button icon at the top right hand section of the page. This will print the page in a printer friendly format, so no content is lost when you print the page.

Email the page to a friend or colleague

You can email a link of a page on the website to a relative, friend or colleague by clicking on the email button in the top right hand corner of the screen.

Change font size

To change the font size on the screen use the A buttons in the top right hand section of the screen. Select different buttons to toggle between font sizes.

Send us your comments

If you have a question, comment, suggestion or complaint about this website, please send them to us via the website feedback form.