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Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Let visitors reveal information shortened with ellipses

A long option or label can be shortened to an ellipsis without any usable way to see its full wording. Similar entries then become impossible to distinguish.

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Let visitors select and copy ordinary page information

A page can disable text selection or place invisible interaction layers over addresses and contact details. Visitors cannot copy practical information into…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Link each form error to the question needing attention

An error summary can explain what failed while leaving visitors to hunt through a long form. This is especially frustrating when the affected field is…

Websites & patient experience · Topic

Location booking links: keep destinations consistent

Location booking links: keep destinations consistent. Use practical checks, a failure test and a downloadable action list for healthcare teams.

Websites & patient experience · Topic

Location pages: explain travel and arrival

Location pages: explain travel and arrival. Use practical checks, a failure test and a downloadable action list for healthcare teams.

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Maintain a short list of facts that appear in many places

A practice repeatedly copies fees, telephone hours and appointment names into new pages. Small edits leave the same fact expressed differently across the…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make a failed form submit button usable again

A button disabled during submission can remain disabled after a failure. The form then appears ready for correction but offers no way to try again.

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make a selected option recognisable without colour

A choice can appear selected only through a change from one brand colour to another. Visitors may be unable to tell which option will be used.

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make back-to-top controls usable without interrupting reading

A floating back-to-top control can obscure content or abruptly move visitors while leaving focus at the bottom. A convenience action then breaks their sense…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make browser Back behave predictably with large overlays

A full-screen selector can resemble a separate page, yet pressing Back may leave the website entirely. Visitors expect to return from the open interface and…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make Clear filters remove exactly the promised constraints

A Clear filters action may also erase the search phrase or reset sorting without warning. Visitors lose useful context while attempting only to remove a…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make clearing a search reset the intended state

A clear icon may erase the text but leave old suggestions or filtered results visible. Visitors cannot tell whether the page still uses their previous query.

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make controls honest about when they are ready

A page can display a booking or search button before the scripts needed to operate it have loaded. Early clicks appear to do nothing, so visitors repeat the…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make dialog close controls easy to find and activate

A tiny cross in a panel corner can be hard to see, press or identify with assistive technology. Visitors may feel trapped even when a close action…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make document opening behaviour predictable

A document link that silently opens a new tab can leave visitors confused when Back does not return to the website. A forced download can create a similar…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make empty form fields easy to locate

Very pale input borders on a white background can make empty fields disappear. Labels remain visible, but visitors cannot confidently identify where to…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make Enter follow the intended form action

Pressing Enter in a form can unexpectedly trigger a secondary button, skip a review step or submit before the visitor is ready. Keyboard users encounter a…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make form progress reflect the current route

A progress indicator may promise three steps while a conditional answer adds two more. Visitors cannot judge how much remains or understand why the…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make leaving an unfinished form a deliberate choice

A prominent Cancel action can discard several screens of work immediately. Conversely, a vague warning can trap visitors who deliberately want to leave the…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make newly revealed form questions easy to find

Choosing an option can reveal another required question below the visible screen. Visitors may continue unaware of it, especially when using a keyboard,…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make pagination identify the current page and available moves

A row of page numbers can look like ordinary links with no clear current position. Disabled previous or next actions may still appear active or offer no…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make phone and email links hand off predictably

Contact links can launch the wrong application action, include an incorrect destination or leave visitors uncertain about what will happen. Desktop and…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make playback speed settings understandable and persistent

A speed control can change playback without showing the current rate or can reset unexpectedly after pausing. Visitors who rely on slower or faster playback…

Websites & patient experience · Practical guide

Make section links place readers at the intended heading

A contents link can scroll to the right area while a fixed header hides the heading. Keyboard focus may also remain on the contents list, making continued…