Design breakdowns
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Visual breakdowns of healthcare design decisions - how specific standards apply in practice, why each choice matters, and what to consider.
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WCAG 2.2 · SC 2.5.8
Target Size (Minimum)
Tap targets under 24px fail real hands on real phones - health apps get used one-handed, on the move, under stress.
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NHS design system · Component
The error summary
A form that fails silently fails twice. The error summary is the cheapest accessibility win most health forms still skip.
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GOV.UK · Content style
Write to a reading age
Health content read by a stressed person at a low reading age is a design constraint, not a nice-to-have. Plain words are an accessibility feature.
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WCAG 2.2 · SC 1.4.1
Status is never colour alone
Red-for-bad works until you cannot see red. Every status needs a shape or a word riding alongside the colour.
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ISMP + CDC · Safe dose display
Write the dose the patient reads, not the dose the chart stores
A decimal point or an unfamiliar abbreviation on a clinician's chart is routine. The same text on a patient's phone is how a dose gets taken wrong.
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