Privacy Policy

Introduction

This page provides information about how we use and protect data shared with us. It also details the Saolta.ie website privacy policy

Patient Data Management

The HSE West North-West Region is responsible for delivering Acute, Community and Public Health services in this catchment area. These services will increasingly be provided through Integrated Care, where the goal is that people can access the right care, at the rights time, in the right place, with the right team. Integrated Care will bring together services in hospital and non-hospital settings and this will be enabled by the sharing of personal data of patients / clients between different settings, so that joined up Integrated Care is delivered closer to home.

In essence, this involves sharing of personal data of people held in our information systems with staff in community and hospital settings, on a need to know basis, in order to deliver the most up to date information to Health Professionals in the provision of care to you.

You can read about the HSE Data Protection Policy here or download HSE  Privacy Notice for Service users here. 

Saolta.ie Website Privacy

Saolta University Health Care Group Website

This statement relates to our privacy practices in connection with this website.

General statement

The Saolta University Health Care Group Website does not store or collect any personal information about site users. Any personal information which you choose to send to us via the Website will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, in accordance with the HSE Privacy Statement.

Collection and use of personal information

The Saolta University Health Care Group does not collect any personal data about you on this website.

Collection and use of technical information

Log Files

Technical details in connection with visits to this website are logged for troubleshooting and statistical purposes. No information is collected that could be used by us to identify website visitors. Our log records do not contain any personal information about users.

Cookie Policy

Cookies are small files which typically consist of letters and numbers which are placed on your end device when you visit our website. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function; others are used by the Saolta University Health Care Group to track usage of the website to further optimise the website.

The Saolta University Health Care Group may use anonymised data from this website for the purposes of analysing, planning and improving the service. This anonymised data will not include any of your personal data.

How do I change my cookie settings?

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.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org

Links to Other Sites

Our website has links to other organisations. You should be aware that:

• If you access another site through a link we provide, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site.
• Links to other websites do not constitute an endorsement of that website by the Saolta University Health Care Group
• The Saolta University Health Care Group is not responsible for the contents of any pages referred from its Website.

This statement should not be construed as a contractual undertaking. The Saolta University Health Care Group may amend this statement at any time without notice.