Release notes

Release notes on our website updates.

Current version 1.6.3 – October 19, 2023

• Added sick / fit note form.
• Added Cloudflare Turnstile captcha service.
• Includes minor bug fixes for forms.
• Removes references to Twitter and replaced with "𝕏" / X.com.

Version 1.6.2 – March 26, 2021

• Updated patient registration step order.
• Updated patient registration form to reflect change to organ donation law, and some minor label adjustments.

Version 1.6.1 – January 26, 2021

• Fresh design for the patient registration page.
  • Adds an online patient registration form.
  • You can now complete part of your patient registration request online.
  • Health questionnaires can be sent to the practice online via a document upload.
• The "Send a photo" form now supports an additional two photos.
• The "Send a document" form now supports an additional two documents.
• Added Telegram to the "Share this page" list in the footer. (We want to add Signal too, but they don't support this feature yet.)
• The "Accessibility" button next to the breadcrumbs now has reduced prominence in favour of a link at the top of every page. The button will be removed in the next update.

Version 1.6 – December 22, 2020

• Minor design revision to the header area.
• Adds ability to retroactively withdraw consent for and easily remove functional cookies.
• Adds new document upload system.
• Adds new emergency resources page.
• Adds reading ruler appearance accessibility setting.
• Improved the language used in invalid field messages.
• Improves the appearance of invalid fields.
• Fixes a bug that led to some repeat prescription medicine names being "forgotten" on a failed validation.
• Images are no longer inverted when the theme invert option is enabled.

Version 1.5.7 – September 27, 2020

• If you use a "Reduce motion" setting on your device, we now disable most on-site animations.
• Minor revision to language used in accessibility settings modal.
• Minor tweaks to "dark mode" and high contrast themes.
• Minor revision of the social share links layout on mobile devices.
• Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.5.6 – September 24, 2020

• Improved details included in clinic booking emails.
• Improved the validation systems behind some forms:
  • Validation issue messages now appear at the top of the form instead of at the bottom.
  • Added an activity indicator to the "Send" button after it is pressed.
  • Fixed a bug that could lead to unintentional repeated form submissions if the success message was not closed or navigated away from on iOS.

Version 1.5.5 – September 17, 2020

• Improved the display of the menu, navigation, and page title areas on smaller displays.
• Moves the flu clinic promo box to the top of the homepage.
• Fixes a bug where the accessibility settings would not scroll after accepting cookies.
• Fixes a bug with the password reset screen.

Version 1.5.4 – September 15, 2020

• Minor bug fix.

Version 1.5.3 – September 14, 2020

• Added a new high contrast theme.
  • This theme prioritises text, region, and control legibility over aesthetics.
    • Yellow is used for hyperlinks / interactive buttons
    • Green is used for text boxes / controls
• Minor tweaks to language on the clinic appointment screens.
• The invert colours theme has been spun out into a separate option, it may provide additional flexibility to the website appearance.
• Fixed a minor "dark mode" display bug on some mobile devices.
• Fixed a broken skip link.
• Fixed a couple of aria accessibility label links.

Version 1.5.2 – September 9, 2020

• Fixed flu jab promo button opening in a new tab.
• Re-worded some text that appears on the repeat prescription form.
• Fixed an issue where icons on small homepage tiles were misaligned on smaller screens.
• "Dark mode" has been fully released, it can be enabled in the accessibility settings.

Version 1.5.1 – September 8, 2020

• Fixed some spelling issues in the account overview page.

Version 1.5 – September 7, 2020

• Introduces new clinic booking system to support flu jab appointments.
  • We ask you for some information to determine eligibility
  • If you are eligible, we present a list of available time slots.
  • You choose your time slot, and provide us with some details, then your appointment is booked.
  • You'll then receive an email confirmation.
  • You can also cancel your appointment online, and re-book.
  • "Add to calendar" button with all the details of your appointment.
• Added "Dark mode" support website appearance choices in accessibility options.
  • "Dark mode" can help to reduce eye strain in darker environments, and (depending on your device) may consume less power.
  • "Dark mode" is currently in a pre-release testing (beta) stage. Things may not be fully accessible, or appear incorrectly. If you have specific visual requirements, please use a different website appearance setting.
• Accessibility settings are now in a slide-out panel.
• Added an accessibility statement page.
• Redesigned the page footer area.
• Redesigned and simplified the cookie information page.
• Improved presentation of news posts on homepage, news page, and archives.
• Improved the cookie consent process to remember accessibility settings set before consent is given.
• Minor improvements to the presentation of email messages.
• Fixed an issue where opening hours were calculated an hour behind.
• Fixed an issue that could cause email messages to "pop out" of the normal screen bounds in iOS Mail.
• Fixed an issue that caused text to be too dark in email messages when viewed on an Apple Watch.
• Fixed an issue where the "News" page link could be missing in breadcrumb trail.
• Fixed a rare issue where screenreader software could get trapped inside a modal dialog box.
• Fixed a regression that caused some button styles to fail background / text contrast and hover colours.

Version 1.4.2 – August 19, 2020

• Simplification of services and information page content.
• Further improvements to screen reader / keyboard navigation.
• Tweaked yellow colouring across the website.
• Added support for adding a photo of the practice.
• Fixed a spelling mistake on the cookie modal.
• Fixed a bug that could prevent the reading ruler from appearing.

Version 1.4.1 – August 5, 2020

• Fixed an issue where the page url field would re-appear if the subject is changed on the feedback form.
• Fixed an issue where in-line feedback messages were not appearing on the feedback form.
• Fixed an issue where validation errors were applied to both the email and receipt email fields on the feedback form.
• Fixed an issue where the feedback subject could be reset on a validation error.

Version 1.4 – July 30, 2020

• This update brings considerable upgrades to usability and accessibility, especially for screen reader users.
  • Added validation messages under invalid fields.
  • Included skiplinks at top of the page, and some other useful anchor links.
  • Improved reading of opening hours and service links.
  • Improved reading of share links.
  • Improved reading and usability of form fields.
  • Improved design and usability of radio buttons and tick box controls.
  • Improved keyboard highlighting on form fields.
  • Improved bold text setting coverage.
• Added support for additional phone numbers.
• Changed design of warning / alert messages to be less colour intense.
• Fixed an issue where date of birth changes were not being re-called if form validation failed.
• Fixed an issue when the repeat prescription did not always show an empty row for medicine details.
• Fixed an issue where receipt email addresses were not being validated correctly.
• Replaced Google reCAPTCHA with hCaptcha. We expect this change to make security checks less frustrating, and require fewer repeat verifications from users using ad-blockers, blocking / restricting cookies, or using VPNs.

Version 1.3.1 – July 1, 2020

• Fixed some minor snagging issues from the last release.

Version 1.3 – June 29, 2020

This is a large update bringing some major QOL upgrades and improvements to the website.

• Added new "Travel advice" information. This will be populated and released in due course.
  • Per-country medication advice for travellers.
  • Details available medication, its cost, and protection and notice periods.
  • New enquiry form to send requests.
• Redesigned the homepage service area. We hope this new layout will be more useful to our patients.
• New emergency resources modal on the homepage.
• Redesigned the main navigation links area.
  • Makes better use of the space available.
  • Surfaces search box for easier searching.
• Removed "Text settings" menu in favour of new accessibility options page (more on this below).
• Considerable upgrade to accessibility options:
  • Each accessibility option can be controlled independently of each other, feel free to mix and match to your needs.
  • Added font options including: sans-serif (default), serif, dyslexia-friendly, and monospace fonts.
  • Added website theme options including: default, inverted, and grayscale.
  • Added text weight options.
  • Added extra-large text option.
  • Added letter spacing options.
  • Added word spacing options.
  • Added text ruler option to assist with reading (works best on non-touch devices).
• Fixed a few occurrences of labels that not properly connected to fields on some forms.

Version 1.2 – May 13, 2020

• Added search functionality.
• Alert banner will now be collapsed on all but the homepage.

Version 1.1.1 – April 22, 2020

• Fixed an issue where the "Last update" time in the banner was displayed incorrectly.
• Added spacing between news posts.
• Added support for attachments in news posts.

Version 1.1 – April 13, 2020

• Added new top-level navigation area for account information. This replaces the previous "Account" menu, and we expect it will make it easier to get to your account information.
• Added check for empty medicine details, will now display an empty row if none found.
• Added "Edit again" button on account details and medicine page saved message.
• Added new "Share with..." link to the footer. Use this to share directly with your contacts, apps (for example: OneNote, Telegram, Slack, and so on), system functions (like AirDrop or Reading List) via a system share sheet (on supported browsers, currently Safari on iOS or macOS, or Android Chrome).
• Numerous accessibility-focused enhancements.
• Fixed homepage "Need help?" banner to check for special opening hours.
• Fixed opening hours display to show a colon separator.

Version 1.0.3 – March 16, 2020

• Added more intelligent field autofill labels.
• Fixed an issue where the homepage banner may not show the correct Practice open / closed message.
• Fixed an issue where some fields may autocorrect on some devices.

Version 1.0.2 – March 6, 2020

• Fixed an issue where breadcrumbs may appear incorrectly on some news posts.

Version 1.0.1 – March 5, 2020

• Added in missing Twitter link to website footer.
• Fixed issue where some fields were set to telephone number instead of email address.
• Fixed issue where Apple Maps link was visible on non-Apple devices.
• Fixed issue where non logged-in users were not prompted to log in on account pages.
• Minor updates to font sizes on mobile phones.
• Minor update to mobile menu button design.

Version 1.0 – March 2, 2020

• Initial release.