Terms and conditions
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors - here we explain how we will deal with any aspect of your personal information collected via our website.
Information we may collect about you on our website
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal data:
- As with the majority of websites there are some types of information which will be automatically tracked. This includes information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website, such as your IP address, the website you have come from, the type of browser you are using, the searches you carry out, the length of your visit on our site and the number of pages you viewed.
- We use this data internally to understand what kinds of information our visitors are looking for so that we can continually improve the content we provide on our website. This information does not contain any personal details and so you cannot be identified in any way.
- Our “Contact us” section of the website will ask for your name and e:mail address details to enable us to respond to any queries you raise. All feedback to the site made via our feedback form is treated in the strictest confidence.
Please remember the Internet is not always a secure medium and if you are not sure about submitting any information please contact us by telephone or post instead.
Cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html
Links to other sites
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website contains links to other external websites. We are not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites nor are we responsible for the privacy policies or practices of these websites. We have no control over the availability of these linked websites and as such cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time.
Our mapping functionality on the “How to find us” sections uses Google Maps Application Programming Interface which The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is not responsible for the content of and therefore again we cannot guarantee these will be available at all times.
Accuracy of Information
Although every effort is made to provide information that is accurate and up to date at the time of publication, changes in information, policies and protocols do occur which may not be immediately reflected in the content of our website. As such, we reserve the right to make changes to our website at any time.
Copyright
All copyright in this website rests with The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust unless otherwise indicated.
Information provided on our website does not constitute medical or professional advice and if you have any particular queries or concerns regarding your health or treatment, these should be raised with an appropriate healthcare professional.
Policy amendments
We may update our Terms and Conditions from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
Contact
If you have any questions about our Terms and Conditions or our treatment of your personal data, please write to us by email Foundation.Office@nuth.nhs.uk to or by post to:
The Trust Secretary
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Headquarters
Freeman Hospital
High Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
