annual-report-and-accounts-2021-22.pdf

information-governance-policy.pdf

carers-charter-feb-2025.pdf

data-security-protection-policy.pdf

complaint-policy-v3-0.pdf

subject-access-application-2025.pdf

doi-register-execs-neds-october-2025.pdf

health-and-safety-policy.pdf

2018-19-annual-report-and-accounts.pdf

badgernotes-your-pregnancy-care-record.pdf

Ensure each PDF document has a formally defined title.

## What this means

A PDF title, typically found in the document properties, acts as the official name of the document. This title is used by screen readers and other assistive technologies to provide a clear understanding of the document's content at the outset. It's different from any title or heading text that might appear within the content of the PDF itself.

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Screen reader users often hear the document title first when they open a PDF. A clear, descriptive title helps them understand what the document is about.
2. **Searchability and Organization**: A proper title makes it easier to search for and organize documents on a computer or network.

## How to fix

1. **Set the Title in Document Properties**: In your PDF editor, access the document properties section and ensure there is a title that accurately reflects the content of the PDF.
2. **Use Descriptive Titles**: Avoid vague titles. Instead, choose titles that clearly and concisely convey the subject or purpose of the document.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide checks the document properties of a PDF to verify that a title is 
specified and not empty.

### Limitations
- **Title Relevance**: While Silktide can detect the presence of a title, it does not evaluate the title's relevance or accuracy in representing the document's content.

## Further Reading

- [WCAG - PDF 18](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/PDF18.html)
- [Setting Titles in PDF Documents](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)

pdf-no-title

February 2026

January 2026

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

	Title / URL	Issues
	annual-report-and-accounts-2021-22.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/vfji1ocs/annual-report-and-accounts-2021-22.pdf	1
	information-governance-policy.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/icypq2db/information-governance-policy.pdf	1
	carers-charter-feb-2025.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/seamnnmc/carers-charter-feb-2025.pdf	1
	data-security-protection-policy.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/u3jdpsx1/data-security-protection-policy.pdf	1
	complaint-policy-v3-0.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/v5dbavxu/complaint-policy-v3-0.pdf	1
	subject-access-application-2025.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/n3mpvk0s/subject-access-application-2025.pdf	1
	doi-register-execs-neds-october-2025.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/ixinpegb/doi-register-execs-neds-october-2025.pdf	1
	health-and-safety-policy.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/dhefidqi/health-and-safety-policy.pdf	1
	2018-19-annual-report-and-accounts.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/sp3jli44/2018-19-annual-report-and-accounts.pdf	1
	badgernotes-your-pregnancy-care-record.pdfwww.gwh.nhs.uk/media/2cii23yo/badgernotes-your-pregnancy-care-record.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Where this issue has occurred