Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions

1 Introduction

Terms and conditions the Department of health and social care owns the healthtips website. the content, data services on the healthtips website are delivered by healthtips digital. You  may access and use this website if you agree to be legally bound by the terms set out here. If you do not agree to be legally bound by these terms, Please do not access and/or use the healthtips website.

If you use the healthtips website on behalf of someone else:

  1. these terms apply to your use.
  2. you are responsible for such access and use, including being responsible for compliance with these terms;and
  3. you must, to the extent possible, make the person you are using the healthtips website on behalf of aware of: 1. your access and use and any steps you take on their behalf, and 2. these terms.

2. Changes to terms

We may make changes to the healthtips website, including these terms, at any time, You will be legally bound by the updated or amended terms from the first time that you use the healthtips website after we publish the changes on it.

3. Medical Information

  1. The healthtips website provides medical information for use as information or for educational purposes. We do not warrant that information we provide will your health or medical requirements. it is up to you to contact a health professional if are concerned about your health.
  2. The healthtips website does not give medical advice in relation to any individual case or patient, nor dose the healthtips website provide medical or diagnostic services.
  3. IF you are a medical or health professional then you are encouraged to use the healthtips website for general information purposes. However you should not rely on material included on the healthtips website and we do not accept any responsibility if you do.

4. Third-party website

  1. We do not monitor the content of third party websites or third-party applications. Any link provided on healthtips. UK is solely for your convenience. We do not accept any responsibility for any third party website or third-party applications.
  2. where we provide links to third party websites, that dose imply any association with or recommendation for those websites.
  3. Where we provide links to third-party applications, that dose not imply any association with or recommendation for those applications.

5. Registration to post comments

  1. To post comments on healthtips pages you must provide a valid email address any other information we request.
  2. Terms set here and at section 6,7,8, and 9 should be read in conjunction with our comments policy.

6. Posting comments

  1. postings you make to the healthtips website shall not be treated as confidential.
  2. You are legally responsible for the content of any material your submit for posting on healthtips.
  3. The department of health and social care shall own intellectual property rights in any material posted on healthtips.

7. Editorial control of comments

We reserve that right (on behalf of ourselves and any moderator that we may appoint) to:

  1. temporarily or permanently suspend your access to our comments facilities;
  2. edit, not put on the website, or delete any posts you submit;or
  3. take any other action against your registration if, in our view, you have not complied with the rules of conduct set out below.

8. Online conduct

  1. If you are under 16 you should seek your parents’ or guardian’s consent before you submit a comment.
  2. comments posted should relate to personal experience or that of someone close to you. you should not name
  3. any individuals (other than yourself) or include information through which someone else  could identify an individual about whom you are writing. if you want to comment on someone else’s experience, (eg a relative or someone you care for) then you may do so it  you ensure that you are not named in the posting and you state how the other person is connected to you (eg “my father”). You warrant that all statements of fact in any commented you submit are true, and that any expression of opinion is your honestly held opinion on those facts, or that  of the person on whose behalf you are writing.
  4. comments on services should be relevant to helping people make choices about places where they can receive medical treatment of other care. posting should be constructive, truthful and not abusive.
  5. you should not use the comments facilities to make complaints about individual hospitals, GP practices or treatment centres if you wish the matter to be dealt with under the healthtips complaints procedures.
  6. If you find any comments offensive or objectionable you may make a complaint to the moderator using the “Report” link provided at the foot of each published comment.

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9. General

  1. if any of these terms are determined to be illegal. invalid or otherwise unenforceable then
  2. the remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect.
  3. we may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation.
  4. you may only transfer your right or your obligations under these terms to another person if we agree in writing.
  5. your use of the healthtips website and these terms, together with any  service specific additional term,
  7. and you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England in respect of any disputers that may arise in relation to the healthtips website.