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nhs24.com provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self care advice for people in Scotland.
We want to make sure that you get the most out of nhs24.com, so here you can find out which operating systems, browsers and plug in software we support as well as how we use cookies to operate the site.
We are committed to making sure that our website works with the preferred technologies of the vast majority of our customers.
We track (anonymously) which browsers, operating systems, and screen resolutions you use, and how these change over time.
We also maintain awareness of the most commonly used plugin and helper applications.
We are committed to making our site accessible to blind or partially sighted customers
Operating Systems
Windows
We support all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 onwards.
Apple Mac
We fully support OSX and later versions with Safari.
OS9 users
We no longer actively support OS9 although you can use nhs24.com with OS9 and Netscape 6.2. Some pages/functions plus future developments may not be fully compliant with OS9, e.g. intended text size.
Browsers
The Browsers that nhs24.com currently support are:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and above (excluding test or 'BETA' versions)
- Mozilla Firefox 1 and above
If you are using a test or 'BETA' version of a browser and encounter problems, please report this to the company that supports the browser so that they may incorporate changes into any subsequent or live versions of the browser.
Screen resolutions
Our site is designed for optimal use at resolution 1024 x 768.
reviewed 8 December 2008