Privacy Statement
This web site is operated by Wirral Health Informatics Service (WHIS) on
behalf of Wirral Hospital NHS Trust (WHNT). WHIS is a directorate of WHNT
and is therefore obliged to adhere to the Trust’s “Code of Conduct
for Handling Personal Identifiable Information” as well as other policies
and standards for the protection of information. This web site is therefore
subject to those strict safeguards.
There are various facilities within this web site which allow you to type
in information and send it to WHNT, the Stroke Unit, WHIS or their associated
NHS departments. You should be aware that such transmissions are not subject
to any particular encryption and could, in theory, be intercepted and read
by someone. Therefore you may wish to avoid including information which you
consider private. This web site also includes a discussion board. What you
write on the discussion board can be seen by anyone else who registers as
a user.
In order to provide general usage information to WHNT, WHIS uses computer
systems which log and analyze various data made available when you visit
this web site. The information logged and analyzed cannot normally be traced
back to identify you directly, but the systems mentioned do record names
of ISPs.
Certain parts of this web site use cookies. These files are placed on your
computer by the web site in order to facilitate your use of the site the
next time you visit.
If this privacy statement is amended, the amended version will be made available
on this web site. Should you have any questions about the privacy of using
this web site, please e-mail content@whis.nhs.uk