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You will find below the elements identified by the HONcode team at a precise date to justify the respect of the 8 ethical principles.
The content of this certificate has been collected and written by the Health On the Net Foundation (HON) and should not be used without previous permission granted by HON. A request for permission can be sent to:
HON.
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| 1. Information must be authoritative |
Dr Chris Callicott
Acting Head of Department & Clinical Director
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2. Presentation of the site
Mission:
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The Regional Medical Physics Department is part of the UK's National Health Service and provides a wide range of clinical, scientific, technical and community services throughout northern England to a population of over three million people. The Department, which is a Clinical Directorate of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, provides a first class medical physics service that adds value to health care through regional integration and innovation.
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Audience:
General public - Patients
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To ensure high quality scientific and technical expertise is available where and when it is needed for the care of patients across northern England.
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| Purpose of the website
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The Regional Medical Physics Department and its staff cannot provide medical advice by e-mail, nor will we enter into any correspondence about personal medical conditions. Please consult a registered medical practitioner for diagnosis and answers to your personal health care questions.
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| 3. Confidentiality |
The Regional Medical Physics Department web site does not store or capture personal information, but merely logs the user's IP address that is automatically recognised by the web server. We do not use cookies for collecting user information and we will not collect any information about you except that required for system administration of our web server.
This system will record your e-mail address and other information if volunteered to us by you. This shall be treated as proprietary and confidential. It may be used for internal review and to notify you about updates to this web ...
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| 4. Information must be documented: Referenced and dated |
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Revised 7 November, 2008.
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| 5. Justification of claims |
This principle is not applicable for this site
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| 6. User support and adequation |
Postal address, telephone and email address provided
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Contact Information
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| 7. Disclosure of funding sources |
Governmental website
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The Regional Medical Physics Department is part of the UK's National Health Service
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| 8. Advertising policy |
This web site does not carry any advertising of services or products outside the NHS.
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