Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website. They store information about how you use the website, such as the pages you visit.
Cookies are not viruses or computer programs. They are very small so do not take up much space.
How we use cookies
Cookies let us anonymously see how our site is used. Cookies also allow us to show content which is most relevant to you.
We use cookies to:
- make our website work, for example by keeping it secure
- remember which pop-ups you've seen
- measure how you use our website, such as which links you click on (analytics cookies).
To find out how we collect, store and use information about you or your visit, see our website privacy policy.
The cookies we use
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies.
Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
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- Purpose: Cloudflare Bot Management by managing incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. The cookie does not collect any personal data, and any information collected is subject to one-way encryption.
- Source: fonts.net
- Expires: One hour
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- Purpose: Google Analytics- analysing website traffic so that browsing experience can be improved.
- Source: sfh-tr.nhs.net
- Expires: One year
ARRAffinity/ ARRAffinitySameSite
- Purpose: ARRAffinity cookie is set by Azure app service and allows the service to choose the right instance established by a user to deliver subsequent requests made by that user.
- Source: sfh-tr.nhs.net
- Expires: Session
guest_id
- Purpose: This cookie is set by Twitter and serves to identify the user with a unique number associated with Twitter.
- Source: twitter.com
- Expires: One year
Managing your cookie preferences
When you first visit our website, you can choose which types of cookies you want to allow. Your preferences will be saved for 12 months, after which we will ask you to review and confirm them again. This gives you control over the cookies used on our site without requiring frequent adjustments.
If you’d like to adjust your cookie choices at any time, you can do so via the cookies widget on this site and in your browser settings.
