Cookies policy
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve it. When we provide services to you, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered through the internet, this very occasionally involves placing small amounts of information on your device (phone, tablet or computer). These include small files known as cookies.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit: www.allaboutcookies.org
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
For further detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie Policy below.
By continuing to browse our website you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
How do we use cookies?
Our website at https://cfa.nhs.uk ('the website') uses cookies, which are small text files stored on a user's computer by their web browser. The NHSCFA ('We', 'Us', 'Our') uses cookies to store information about your preferences, speed up your searches, recognise you when you return to our website and estimate our audience size and usage pattern. For details on specific categories of our cookies and what they are used for please see below.
Which types of cookies do we use, and why?
Tracking cookies - are used to provide information on the pages that are viewed. This information is anonymous, not shared with anyone else and only used on our website. Necessary cookies - are required for the operation of our website, for example where they enable you to log into secure areas of the website.
An example of the website and web application cookies used include :
System: Google Analytics
Table of tracking cookies used
| Cookie name | Purpose | How long it stays on your device |
|---|---|---|
| _utma | To determine the number of unique visitors to our website | 2 years |
| _utmb | To establish and continue your internet browser session on our website | 30 minutes |
| _utmt | To manage data transfer volumes | 10 minutes |
| _utmz | To determine where you came from when visiting our website | 6 months |
| _ga | To distinguish users | 2 years |
| _gid | To distinguish users | 24 hours |
| _gat | To manage data transfer volumes | 10 minutes |
| _utmc | To determine whether the user was beginning a new session/visit | Until you close your browser |
| _utmv | To store information about your visit to our webpages. This is updated every time information is sent to Google Analytics | 2 years after the last update |
More Information - http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
System: cfa.nhs.uk
List of cookies used by this website
| Cookie name | Purpose | How long it stays on your device |
|---|---|---|
| JSESSIONID | This cookie is essential for these systems to work | Until you close your browser |
| cookie-consent | Used to detemin the current status of the cookie consent popup | 1 year |
| gridView | This cookie is used to retain prefered list or grid view in section hub pages. | 1 year |
Youtube
List of cookies used by YouTube
| Cookie name | Purpose | How long it stays on your device |
|---|---|---|
| CONSENT | Google set a number of cookies on pages that include Youtube content, these can collect a range of information to measure a users interaction and behavure with Youtube content, these cookies do not identify you personaly unless you are loged into a google acount. | 20 years |
Third Party
No third party cookies are used at this time
More information
For more detailed information about cookies please visit https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/cookies-and-similar-technologies/
Contact us
Questions, comments or requests regarding this cookie policy are welcomed and should be addressed to generalenquiries@nhscfa.gov.uk