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See our posts on the most important topics in and around website design - from commissioning your own website to sustainability and accessibility, we cover the things that are important to you and to us.

The Volute team in our Lace Market Studio
We are 25 years old!
Did you know that Volute was set up at the dawn of the internet? We are now celebrating our 25th anniversary this month (October 2024). Volute was set up in 1999 at the founder Tim Ryan’s West Bridgford home but has grown over the years, now based in the city’s Lace Market area, with a team of creative and technical experts. The company’s foundation came only eight years after the internet arrived in 1991 when Sir Tim Berners-Lee published the first-ever website.
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Better for everyone: Reworking your website with accessibility in mind
Websites are rarely ever a static thing; You can add new content, move articles around and create new pages to meet your needs. Recently, some of our longer term partners have become more interested in making their websites accessible, catering for the needs of their audience. The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) is a partnership between Nottingham
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Filming the EMEESY and Nottingham Children's British Transplant Games team
We were pleased to have the opportunity in the summer to document the EMEESY and Nottingham Children's Hospital team at the 2024 British Transplant Games.
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Volute and East Midlands Cancer Alliance are finalists for Excellence in Collaboration award
In a ground-breaking partnership, Volute teamed up with the East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA) to create the Aspirant Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Development Programme, to offer cancer nurses unprecedented access to learn new skills and gain valuable expertise.  We are pleased to announce that this programme has been recognised in the Nottinghamshire Business Awards 2024 Excellence in Collaboration category.
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6 tips for commissioning your NHS website
Embarking on the journey to commission your new NHS website is a significant step for any organisation, and the process requires careful consideration and strategic planning. In this blog post, the seasoned NHS website developer experts at Volute share valuable insights and tips to guide you through the crucial steps of this undertaking. 
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Webinar: Your Guide to becoming a Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
We have held a webinar which runs through the benefits of our Learning Management System (LMS) we developed for East Midlands Cancer Alliance to encourage more nurses to become Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists.
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