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DISCLAIMERS

These applications are designed for fully qualified healthcare professionals only. They are intended as support tools and are provided for information only. They should not determine your clinical decision making and it remains the responsibility of all healthcare professionals to use clinical judgement to make appropriate decisions and seek advice when necessary.

 

The Foundation Doctor Handbook content is based on guidelines commonly used in the UK NHS and may not be applicable to other countries / healthcare organisations.

 

CliniCal calculators are widely used throughout the world, however not every calculator may be applicable to all countries / healthcare organisations.

It is important you read, understand and accept the user agreement and disclaimer below before use of the Foundation Doctor Handbook or CliniCal applications.

Foundation Doctor Handbook Disclaimer

FOUNDATION DOCTOR HANDBOOK
LICENSED APPLICATION USER AGREEMENT AND DISCLAIMER

  1. The “Foundation Doctor Handbook” Application is licensed, not sold, to you. It is referred to herein as the “App” or “APP”.  Your access to and use of the App is subject to your acceptance of this User Agreement between you and the Application Provider, herein referred to as the Author.  The Author reserves all rights in and to the App not expressly granted to you under this Agreement. This Agreement is also subject to your acknowledgement and acceptance of the End User Agreement with Apple or Google Play respectively.

  2. This agreement contains further provisions that limit the author’s liability to you.  Please read these terms and conditions because accepting this agreement and/or accessing the app indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions in their entirety.  If you do not agree to be bound to each and every term and condition stated below in this agreement, please exit the app immediately, do not use the app or access the app. Please delete the app immediately.

  3. You accessing the app, indicates you have read, understood, accepted, and have acknowledged all of the terms and conditions stated in this agreement, in addition to your agreement and acceptance of the end user licensing agreement with Apple or Google Play respectively. Furthermore, you agree that all of the disclaimers and provisions stated are reasonable and fair. 

  4. By accepting this Agreement you confirm that you are a registered health care professional, registered within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. If you are not a registered health care professional then please close the app, do not use the app, and delete the app immediately.

  5. The Author’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision contained in this Agreement will not be deemed to be a waiver of their right or a provision.

    • Disclaimer of information: The App contains information regarding medical conditions, assessment, treatment and medications. The information is not advice and should not be treated as such.  The App is intended as a support tool for registered health care professionals and is provided for information only.  Since such standards and practices in health care change as new data becomes available, you should always consult other sources, particularly with regards to the choice, prescription, dosing and monitoring of medications. It should not be used as the sole basis of informing or affecting the medical care of any patient and does not take into account any or all circumstances pertaining to the health of an individual patient and so will not contain all the information required to make decisions over the care of a patient. Your use of the App should not determine your decision making and it is the responsibility of all health care professionals to use their own independent clinical judgement to make decisions on the care appropriate to the specific nature of a patient’s health. The Authors will not be held responsible for the content held within this App. 

    • No warranty: By accepting this agreement you explicitly acknowledge and agree that use of the licensed application is at your sole risk. The App, any information it contains, and any services provided by the licensed application are provided "as is" and “as available,” without warranty of any kind, and the author herein disclaims all warranties and conditions with respect to the App and any services provided, either explicit, implied, or statutory. This includes, but is not limited to satisfactory quality, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, the implied warranties and/or conditions of merchantability, of quiet enjoyment, and of non-infringement of third-party rights. No oral or written information or advice given by the Author or their authorized representative shall create a warranty. Should the licensed application prove defective, you, as a user, assume the whole cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction.    

      • Although the information in the App has used referenceable sources which may be used by the medical professional, and although this information has been cross checked by multiple doctors for accuracy, while not limiting the generality of the above mentioned, the Author makes no warranty, representation or guarantee as to the content, accuracy, sequence or completeness of the information, that the information may be relied upon for any reason or that the information will be error free.

      • The Author makes no guarantee that the App would be deemed as fit for use or recommended by any or all individual NHS Health Trusts or health care organisations and so you should ensure your employer does not advise against use of the App as decided by your local clinical governance processes or otherwise, before you access and use the App.

    • ​​​​Limitation of liability: In no event will the Author be liable for any incidental, consequential, indirect, or special damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits and/or data, any other commercial damages or losses, or interruptions to business resulting from or related to your use of or inability to use the App, however caused, regardless of the theory of liability (contract, tort, or otherwise) and even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

      • ​ The Author reminds you that it is your responsibility and the responsibility of other health care professionals to make decisions on the care of a patient, that you should not consider the content of the Licensed Application as advice, that the content of the Licensed Application should not determine the specific management of a patient and that you should seek help from a more senior health care professionals or other sources if you require advice on the care of a patient.    

  6. ​​What we do with the information gathered / Privacy policy: 

    • The Author will collect:

      • Your stage of training, use of search terms, the name of your employing NHS Trust, the names of the pages of the App that you access and on what dates and times.

      • This data is collected by use of a Firebase for Goggle Analytics project incorporated into the App. 

      • This data is stored on Google Cloud Platform in servers located throughout the globe.

    • How your data will be used:  

      • The Author will use the data collected to identify which pages of the App are accessed according to their frequency and which grade of doctor accesses them. This will be used to identify learning needs of the body of users that view the App.

      • Your usage of this App indicates you further consent to the use of this data for research purposes, the results of which research may be published in a professional journal and/or shared with health care professional educational institutions. The Author reminds you that the data collected cannot be used to personally identify you.

    • You may opt out of this data collection by not using and deleting the App at any time.

    • Please see the privacy policy for further information: https://www.doctorshandbook.co.uk/privacy.

  7. Reservation of Intellectual Property Rights.  The Author reserves any and all intellectual property rights in the App. There is no provision of warranty of non-infringement of third party rights.   

  8. Modification of Terms: At their sole discretion the Author may modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement in whole or in part for any reason, including withdrawal of use at any time without any notice, to you.  The modified terms and conditions will then supersede these terms and conditions and become binding when published online at the website: https://www.doctorshandbook.co.uk or in an update of the App under the Disclaimer page. 

  9. Consent to Governing Law Jurisdiction: This Agreement and your use of the App shall be governed by English Law and that you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in England.

  10. Invalidity: if any condition of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction then that condition shall be deemed ineffective in that jurisdiction, but will not affect the enforceability of the remaining conditions, terms or provisions. This App is intended for use only in the UK.  

  11. You hereby accept that this Agreement represents the entire understanding between you, the End User, and the Author, concerning your access to and use of the Licensed Application.   

CLINICAL
LICENSED APPLICATION USER AGREEMENT AND DISCLAIMER

  1. This "CliniCal" Application is licensed, not sold, to you. It is referred to herein as the "App" or "APP". Your access to and use of the App is subject to your acceptance of this User Agreement between you and the Application Provider, herein referred to as the Author. The Author reserves all rights in and to the App not expressly granted to you under this Agreement. This Agreement is also subject to your acknowledgement and acceptance of the End User Agreement with Apple or Google Play respectively.

  2. This agreement contains further provisions that limit the author's liability to you. Please read these terms and conditions because accepting this agreement and/or accessing the app indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions in their entirety. If you do not agree to be bound to each and every term and condition stated below in this agreement, please exit the app immediately, do not use the app or access the app. Please delete the app immediately.

  3. You accessing the app, indicates you have read, understood, accepted, and have acknowledged all of the terms and conditions stated in this agreement, in addition to your agreement and acceptance of the end user licensing agreement with Apple or Google Play respectively. Furthermore, you agree that all of the disclaimers and provisions stated are reasonable and fair.

  4. By accepting this Agreement you also confirm that you are a registered health care professional. If you are not a registered health care professional then please close the app, do not use the app, and delete the app immediately.

  5. The Author's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision contained in this Agreement will not be deemed to be a waiver of their right or a provision.

    • Disclaimer of information: The App contains information regarding medical conditions, assessment, scoring systems, treatments and medications. The authors of the App do not provide medical advice. The information within the app is not professional advice and should not be treated as such. The App is intended as a support tool for registered health care professionals and is provided for information only. The use of the App is exclusively at the consumers own risk. Since such standards and practices in health care change as new data becomes available, you should always consult other sources, particularly with regards to the choice, prescription, dosing and monitoring of medications as well as the investigation and management of a patient. It should not be used as the sole basis of informing or affecting the medical care of any patient and does not take into account any or all circumstances pertaining to the health of an individual patient and so will not contain all the information required to make decisions over the care of a patient. Your use of the App should not determine your decision making and it is the responsibility of all health care professionals to use their own independent clinical judgement to make decisions on the care appropriate to the specific nature of a patient's health. The Authors do not provide a guarantee that the content of the App covers all possible uses, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects that may be associated with any particular investigation or therapeutic intervention. The Authors will not be held responsible for the content held within this App.

    • No warranty: By accepting this agreement you explicitly acknowledge and agree that use of the licensed application is at your sole risk. The App, any information it contains, and any services provided by the licensed application are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, and the author herein disclaims all warranties and conditions with respect to the App and any services provided, either explicit, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, satisfactory quality, of accuracy, of fitness for a particular purpose, the implied warranties and/or conditions of merchantability, of quiet enjoyment, and of non-infringement of third-party rights. No oral or written information or advice given by the Author or their authorized representative shall create a warranty. Should the licensed application prove defective, you, as user, assume the whole cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction.

      • Although the information in the App has used referenceable sources which may be used by the medical professional, and although this information has been cross checked by multiple doctors for accuracy, while not limiting the generality of the above mentioned, the Author makes no warranty, representation or guarantee as to the content, accuracy, sequence or completeness of the information, that the information may be relied upon for any reason or that the information will be error free.

      • The Author makes no guarantee that the App would be deemed as fit for use or recommended by any or all individual health care organisations and so you should ensure your employer does not advise against use of the App as decided by your local clinical governance processes or otherwise, before you access and use the App.

    • Limitation of liability: Your use of the content of the App is entirely at your own risk. Your reliance upon information obtained by you, on or through the App is also solely at your own risk. The Authors do not assume any liability or responsibility for damage or injury, including death, to you, other persons or property arising from any usage of the App. The authors assume no liability for the information, ideas or instructions contained within the App's content. In no event will the Author be liable for any incidental, consequential, indirect, or special damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, harm caused by interventional action or inaction, damages for loss of profits and/or data, any other commercial damages or losses, or interruptions to business resulting from or related to your use of or inability to use the App, however caused, regardless of the theory of liability (contract, tort, or otherwise) and even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

      • The Author reminds you that it is your responsibility and the responsibility of other health care professionals to make decisions on the care of a patient, that you should not consider the content of the Licensed Application as advice, that the content of the Licensed Application should not determine the management of a patient and that you should seek help from a more senior health care professional if you require advice on the care of a patient.

  6. What we do with the information gathered / Privacy policy:

    • The Author will collect:

      • The names of the pages of the App that you access and on what dates and times.

      • This data is collected by use of a Firebase for Goggle Analytics project incorporated into the App.

      • This data is stored on Google Cloud Platform in servers located throughout the globe.

    • How your data will be used:

      • The Author will use the data collected to identify which pages of the App are accessed according to their frequency. This will be used to identify learning needs of the body of users that view the App.

      • Your usage of this App indicates you further consent to the use of this data for research purposes, the results of which research may be published in a professional journal and/or shared with health care professional educational institutions. The Author reminds you that the data collected cannot be used to personally identify you.

    • You may opt out of this data collection by not using and deleting the App at any time.

    • Please see the privacy policy for further information: https://www.doctorshandbook.co.uk/privacy.

  7. Reservation of Intellectual Property Rights. The Author reserves any and all intellectual property rights in the App. No warranty of non-infringement of third-party rights.

  8. Modification of Terms: At their sole discretion the Author may modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement in whole or in part for any reason, including withdrawal of use at any time without any notice, to you. The modified terms and conditions will then supersede these terms and conditions and become binding when published online at the website: https://www.doctorshandbook.co.uk or in an update of the App under the Disclaimers page.

  9. Consent to Governing Law Jurisdiction: This Agreement and your use of the App shall be governed by English Law and that you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in England.

  10. Invalidity: if any condition of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction then that condition shall be deemed ineffective in that jurisdiction but will not affect the enforceability of the remaining conditions, terms or provisions.

  11. You hereby accept that this Agreement represents the entire understanding between you, the End User, and the Author, concerning your access to and use of the Licensed Application. 

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