Case Study: Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust launches a faster, accessible website with Platform81

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust achieves 99.99% uptime with Platform81

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust needed a modern website to better serve its diverse catchment population, as its old site no longer met its standards for patient experience or reflected its ambition. The Trust approached Platform81 for a web design and build solution to create a professional, patient-first site that was fully accessible and could be managed independently by their communications team.

Platform81 delivered the project by designing and building a bespoke WordPress website with WCAG 2.1 AA compliance baked in, ensuring a user-friendly CMS and robust hosting. The results included confirmed accessibility compliance, a 90+ performance score, 100% preservation of legacy search rankings, and an increase of 13k monthly users. The Trust's team now publishes updates independently, saving significant time and money, with the site maintaining 99.99% uptime since its launch.

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust