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Privacy Notice

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Information we may collect about you on our website

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors.

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
  • the number of pages you viewed.

We use this data internally to understand the kind 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 our users cannot be identified in any way.

How we do this

We do this by using Cookies - small text files that are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. To find out more about how this works see our Cookie policy - CLICK HERE

Secure submission forms

We have some secure forms on our website where we ask for your name and other details where appropriate. These forms have been set up to help us respond to the most common requests for information:

All personal information is treated in the strictest confidence and is not stored on the website. Information submitted via our secure forms goes directly to a manned NHS mailbox via secure NHS Mail and is not shared with any third parties.

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Trust General Privacy Notice - how your personal information is used -  CLICK HERE - updated March 2022

Trust General easy read Privacy Notice - how your personal information is used -  CLICK HERE - updated 03 December 2020

 

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CDDFT Child Friendly Privacy Notice v2 - CLICK HERE - uploaded August 2021

CDDFT Children and young people v1 Privacy notice - CLICK HERE - uploaded January 2022

 

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Trust Staff Privacy Notice - how staff personal information is used -  CLICK HERE - updated March 2022

Data Protection Individual Rights - Data Protection Officer (DPO) email cddft.dataprotectionofficer@nhs.net

 

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Please  CLICK HERE to read about our Covid 19 Supplementary Privacy Notice - published 8th April 2020

Testing for coronavirus: privacy information

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-privacy-information/testing-for-coronavirus-privacy-information - -Published 17 April 2020

 

The Trust has a wholly owned subsidiary 'Synchronicity Care Limited' providing certain facilities, estates and procurement services to the Trust.

Please  CLICK HERE to read about our General Privacy Notice, how your personal information is used - updated March 2022

 

Please CLICK HERE to read about our Staff Privacy Notice, how staff personal information is used - updated March 2022

 

Data Protection Individual Rights - Data Protection Officer (DPO) email cddft.dataprotectionofficer@nhs.net

'I have to compliment everyone on their pleasant persona and their expertise and knowledge. By the end of the 5 days, I did not feel as though I had been in a hospital ward and was very relaxed.'

Patient, Ward 16 Orthopaedics, University Hospital of North Durham