Ruh.nhs.uk - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
54% 
Page structure
67% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
83% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.17 s
File size
39.20 kB
Words
233
Media files
48
Number of links
74 internal / 21 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Royal United Hospitals Bath
The length of the page title is perfect. (251 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
https://www.ruh.nhs.uk - Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
The length of the meta description is perfect. (466 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Language defined in meta tags: en
Language defined in HTTP-Equiv meta tag: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype XHTML 1.0 Strict is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
AuthorInformation Services Department, Royal United Hospital
Robotsindex,follow
descriptionhttps://www.ruh.nhs.uk - Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
KeywordsRUH, Royal, United, Hospital, NHS, Acute, Trust, Health, Healthcare, Patient, Choice, Bath, BANES, Bath and North East Somerset, Avon, Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire, South, Gloucestershire, Glos, West, England, country, primary, teaching, GP, service, doctor, operation, medical, surgery, surgical,
document-typePublic
document-stateStatic
document-ratingGeneral
document-distributionGlobal
countryuk
locationBristol, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, South West, UK, Great Britain, Europe
categoriesNational, United Kingdom, Public Sector, Health, Healthcare, Hospital, Acute trust
classificationRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust web site
generatorRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust web site
urlhttps://www.ruh.nhs.uk
languageen
copyright© Copyright Information Services Department, Royal United Hospital.
cache-controlPublic
identifierhttps://www.ruh.nhs.uk/
resource-typedocument
categorydocument
distributionglobal
rightsInformation Services Department, Royal United Hospital
creatorInformation Services Department, Royal United Hospital
subjectRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust web site
titleRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
DC.coverageEurope; UK; Bristol; Bath; Bath and North East Somerset; Wiltshire; South Gloucestershire
DC.creatorRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
DC.languageeng
DC.publisherRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
DC.titleRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
langen
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-languageEN
content-style-typetext/css

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 233 words on this page. Use at least 250 words to provide useful information.
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
23.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 10 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 6 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...graphics/all_page_files/ruh_logo_med.pngR U H Bath, return to home page
...l_page_files/button_search_this_site.pngSearch this site
/zz_site_graphics/mobile_search_button.pngsearch the sitesearch the site
...graphics/home_page_graphics/icon_CQC.pngClick to see our Care Quality Commission rating
...ics/home_page_graphics/icon_facebook.pngVisit us on Facebook
...cs/home_page_graphics/icon_instagram.pngFollow us on Instagram
...cs/home_page_graphics/icon_linked_in.pngRSS Feed
...graphics/home_page_graphics/icon_rss.pngRSS Feed
...s/home_page_graphics/become_a_member.pngBecome a member
...page_graphics/tell_us_what_you_think.jpgTell us what you think
...cs/home_page_graphics/news_and_media.jpgNews and media
...e_page_graphics/get_involved_friends.jpgGet involved
...ite_graphics/home_page_graphics/RUHX.pngYour local hospital charity
...graphics/home_page_graphics/icon_CQC.pngClick to see our Care Quality Commission rating
...ics/home_page_graphics/icon_facebook.pngVisit us on Facebook
...cs/home_page_graphics/icon_instagram.pngFollow us on Instagram
...cs/home_page_graphics/icon_linked_in.pngRSS Feed
...graphics/home_page_graphics/icon_rss.pngRSS Feed
...s/home_page_graphics/become_a_member.pngBecome a member
...page_graphics/tell_us_what_you_think.jpgTell us what you think
...cs/home_page_graphics/news_and_media.jpgNews and media
...e_page_graphics/get_involved_friends.jpgGet involved
...ite_graphics/home_page_graphics/RUHX.pngYour local hospital charity
...graphics/home_page_graphics/icon_CQC.pngClick to see our Care Quality Commission rating
...ics/home_page_graphics/icon_facebook.pngVisit us on Facebook
...cs/home_page_graphics/icon_instagram.pngFollow us on Instagram
...cs/home_page_graphics/icon_linked_in.pngRSS Feed
...graphics/home_page_graphics/icon_rss.pngRSS Feed
...s/home_page_graphics/become_a_member.pngBecome a member
...page_graphics/tell_us_what_you_think.jpgTell us what you think
...cs/home_page_graphics/news_and_media.jpgNews and media
...e_page_graphics/get_involved_friends.jpgGet involved
...ite_graphics/home_page_graphics/RUHX.pngYour local hospital charity
...graphics/home_page_graphics/icon_CQC.pngClick to see our Care Quality Commission rating
...ics/home_page_graphics/icon_facebook.pngVisit us on Facebook
...cs/home_page_graphics/icon_instagram.pngFollow us on Instagram
...cs/home_page_graphics/icon_linked_in.pngRSS Feed
...graphics/home_page_graphics/icon_rss.pngRSS Feed
...s/home_page_graphics/become_a_member.pngBecome a member
...page_graphics/tell_us_what_you_think.jpgTell us what you think
...cs/home_page_graphics/news_and_media.jpgNews and media
...e_page_graphics/get_involved_friends.jpgGet involved
...ite_graphics/home_page_graphics/RUHX.pngYour local hospital charity
/zz_site_graphics/icon_111_service.pngVisit NHS 111 online first

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
R U H Bath, return to home page
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 R U H Bath, return to home page
H4 Top news »
H4 Top news » Duplicate text
H4 Top news » Duplicate text
H4 Top news » Duplicate text
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 21 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
/cookies/index.asp?menu_id=7managing the cookies we use
https://ruh.nhs.uk/Anchor Skip to content
https://ruh.nhs.uk/Anchor Skip to main navigation
https://ruh.nhs.uk/Anchor Skip to local navigation
https://ruh.nhs.uk/Anchor Skip to search
https://ruh.nhs.uk/index.aspIMG-ALT R U H Bath, return to home page
A-TITLE return to the home page
/search_help/index.asp?menu_id=2search help
A-TITLE Using the search function on this site
/finding/maps.aspmaps a-z
/finding/contact.aspcontact us
A-TITLE Contact the RUH by email
/zoom_search/RUH_AZ.aspIMG-ALT search the site
/patients/index.asp?menu_id=1Patients & Visitors
A-TITLE Information for Patients & Visitors
/finding/index.asp?menu_id=1Find & Contact us
A-TITLE Maps and transport information
/finding/maps.aspMaps A-Z
A-TITLE Maps and transport information
/careers/index.asp?menu_id=1Working for us
A-TITLE Career & work experience information
/about/index.asp?menu_id=1About us
A-TITLE Information about the Trust
/For_Clinicians/index.asp?menu...For GPs
A-TITLE Information for clinicians
/media/media_releases_current....Top news »
/media/media_releases/2026_10_...£500k children's project completed at the RUH thanks to local cancer charity
/media/media_releases/2026_10_...RUH celebrates outstanding colleagues at annual awards
/about/national_surveys/index....IMG-ALT Click to see our Care Quality Commission rating
https://www.facebook.com/Royal...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Visit us on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ruhbathNew window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Follow us on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT RSS Feed
https://ruh.nhs.uk/rss.xmlNew window Text duplicate IMG-ALT RSS Feed
/membership/index.asp?menu_id=2IMG-ALT Become a member
/patients/advice_and_support/p...IMG-ALT Tell us what you think
/patients/advice_and_support/p...Patient support & feedback
/media/index.asp?menu_id=1IMG-ALT News and media
/media/index.asp?menu_id=1News and Media
/get_involved/index.asp?menu_id=1IMG-ALT Get involved
/get_involved/index.asp?menu_id=1Get Involved
https://ruhx.org.uk/New window External IMG-ALT Your local hospital charity
https://ruhx.org.uk/New window External Text duplicate Your local hospital charity
/media/media_releases_current....Text duplicate Top news »
/media/media_releases/2026_10_...Text duplicate £500k children's project completed at the RUH thanks to local cancer charity
/media/media_releases/2026_10_...Text duplicate RUH celebrates outstanding colleagues at annual awards
/about/national_surveys/index....Text duplicate IMG-ALT Click to see our Care Quality Commission rating
https://www.facebook.com/Royal...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Visit us on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ruhbathNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Follow us on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT RSS Feed
https://ruh.nhs.uk/rss.xmlNew window Text duplicate IMG-ALT RSS Feed
/membership/index.asp?menu_id=2Text duplicate IMG-ALT Become a member
/patients/advice_and_support/p...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Tell us what you think
/patients/advice_and_support/p...Text duplicate Patient support & feedback
/media/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate IMG-ALT News and media
/media/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate News and Media
/get_involved/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate IMG-ALT Get involved
/get_involved/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate Get Involved
https://ruhx.org.uk/New window External Text duplicate IMG-ALT Your local hospital charity
https://ruhx.org.uk/New window External Text duplicate Your local hospital charity
/media/media_releases_current....Text duplicate Top news »
/media/media_releases/2026_10_...Text duplicate £500k children's project completed at the RUH thanks to local cancer charity
/media/media_releases/2026_10_...Text duplicate RUH celebrates outstanding colleagues at annual awards
/about/fit_for_the_future/inde...Fit for the Future: RUH Redevelopment Plan
/about/national_surveys/index....Text duplicate IMG-ALT Click to see our Care Quality Commission rating
https://www.facebook.com/Royal...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Visit us on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ruhbathNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Follow us on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT RSS Feed
https://ruh.nhs.uk/rss.xmlNew window Text duplicate IMG-ALT RSS Feed
/membership/index.asp?menu_id=2Text duplicate IMG-ALT Become a member
/patients/advice_and_support/p...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Tell us what you think
/patients/advice_and_support/p...Text duplicate Patient support & feedback
/media/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate IMG-ALT News and media
/media/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate News and Media
/get_involved/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate IMG-ALT Get involved
/get_involved/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate Get Involved
https://ruhx.org.uk/New window External Text duplicate IMG-ALT Your local hospital charity
https://ruhx.org.uk/New window External Text duplicate Your local hospital charity
/media/media_releases_current....Text duplicate Top news »
/media/media_releases/2026_10_...Text duplicate £500k children's project completed at the RUH thanks to local cancer charity
/media/media_releases/2026_10_...Text duplicate RUH celebrates outstanding colleagues at annual awards
/about/fit_for_the_future/inde...Text duplicate Fit for the Future: RUH Redevelopment Plan
/about/national_surveys/index....Text duplicate IMG-ALT Click to see our Care Quality Commission rating
https://www.facebook.com/Royal...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Visit us on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ruhbathNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Follow us on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT RSS Feed
https://ruh.nhs.uk/rss.xmlNew window Text duplicate IMG-ALT RSS Feed
/membership/index.asp?menu_id=2Text duplicate IMG-ALT Become a member
/patients/advice_and_support/p...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Tell us what you think
/patients/advice_and_support/p...Text duplicate Patient support & feedback
/media/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate IMG-ALT News and media
/media/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate News and Media
/get_involved/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate IMG-ALT Get involved
/get_involved/index.asp?menu_id=1Text duplicate Get Involved
https://ruhx.org.uk/New window External Text duplicate IMG-ALT Your local hospital charity
https://ruhx.org.uk/New window External Text duplicate Your local hospital charity
/access/index.asp?menu_id=1Accessibility
A-TITLE Information about web accessibility and this site
/privacy/index.asp?menu_id=newPrivacy Notice
A-TITLE A guide to how information about you is used in the NHS
/cookies/index.asp?menu_id=7Cookies
A-TITLE How the RUH uses cookies on this site
/foi/index.asp?menu_id=newFreedom of Information
A-TITLE Information about Freedom of Information and this hospital
/disclaimer/index.asp?menu_id=6Disclaimer
A-TITLE Disclaimer concerning the content of this web site and links to other sites
/copyright/index.asp?menu_id=5Copyright
A-TITLE Copyright and other legal information concerning this web site
/get_involved/sustainability/i...Sustainability
A-TITLE Our commitment to combatting climate change
/patients/safer_staffing/index...Safer Staffing
https://111.nhs.uk/New window External IMG-ALT Visit NHS 111 online first

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ruh.nhs.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.17 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (39 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx/1.31.4
dateFri, 16 Oct 2026 15:44:01 GMT
content-typetext/html
content-length8870
cache-controlno-store,private
pragmano-cache
content-encodinggzip
expiresFri, 16 Oct 2026 15:43:01 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
set-cookie61 Characters
x-powered-byASP.NET
strict-transport-securitymax-age=15768000
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 227 referring domains.
This page has 294 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 91 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

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Disallow: /covid19/documents 

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /brief_documents

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /EDhub/documents

User-Agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow: /

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /clinical_documents

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /about/policies/documents

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /maternity/documents

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /careers/LearnTogether

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /occupationalhealth/contacts

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /report_and_support

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /breast_unit/documents

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /breast_unit/documents

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /StaffMentalHealth

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /new_staff_welcome

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /new_doctors_welcome

User-Agent: *
Disallow: /about/annual_report/documents

Search preview

ruh.nhs.uk
Royal United Hospitals Bath
https://www.ruh.nhs.uk - Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
RUH64%Check
hospital64%Check
news49%Check
contact us47%Check
Bath45%Check
site45%Check
search45%Check
Top45%Check
Top News44%Check
Media43%Check

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