Services – NHS Shetland

FOI Response Register – NHS Shetland

Kathy Hubbard – NHS Shetland

Natasha Cornick – NHS Shetland

Lincoln Carroll – NHS Shetland

Bruce McCulloch – NHS Shetland

Susan Laidlaw – NHS Shetland

Kathleen Carolan – NHS Shetland

Kirsty Brightwell – NHS Shetland

Gaynor Jones – NHS Shetland

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

ensure-minimum-target-size

February 2025

January 2025

NHS Shetland

Title / URL	Issues
Services – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/services	23
FOI Response Register – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/directory/2/foi-response-register	4
Kathy Hubbard – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/board-members/kathy-hubbard	3
Natasha Cornick – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/board-members/natasha-cornick	3
Lincoln Carroll – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/board-members/lincoln-carroll	3
Bruce McCulloch – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/board-members/bruce-mcculloch	3
Susan Laidlaw – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/board-members/susan-laidlaw	3
Kathleen Carolan – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/board-members/kathleen-carolan	3
Kirsty Brightwell – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/board-members/kirsty-brightwell	3
Gaynor Jones – NHS Shetlandwww.nhsshetland.scot/board-members/gaynor-jones	3

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

NHS Shetland

Where this issue has occurred