Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.
They store information about how you use the website, such as the pages you visit.
Cookies are not viruses or computer programs. They are very small so do not take up much space.
How we use cookies
We only use cookies to:
- make our website work
- measure how you use our website, such as which links you click on (analytics cookies)
We do not use any other cookies, for example, cookies that remember your settings or cookies that help with health campaigns.
Cookies required to make our website work
These cookies make our website work, for example by keeping it secure.
See cookies that make our website work
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
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Name
ARRAffinity |
Purpose
Helps stop our site crashing by spreading traffic across web servers |
Expires
When you close the browser |
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Name
ARRAffinitySameSite |
Purpose
Helps stop our site crashing by spreading traffic across web servers |
Expires
When you close the browser |
|
Name
.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.* |
Purpose
Set by ASP.NET to ensure the security of requests |
Expires
When you close the browser |
|
Name
nhsuk-cookie-consent |
Purpose
Remembers your cookies settings on our website |
Expires
1 year |
Cookies that measure website use(analytics cookies)
These cookies store information about how you use our website, such as the links you click on. We use them to help make our website better.
See cookies that measure website use
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
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Name
_ga |
Purpose
Used to persist session state for Google Analytics. |
Expires
2 years |
|
Name
_ga_<container-id> |
Purpose
Used to persist session state for Google Analytics. |
Expires
2 years |
|
Name
APISID |
Purpose
Google may set this cookie on your phone, tablet or computer. Used to personalise Google ads on websites based on recent searches and interactions. |
Expires
2 years |
|
Name
SAPISID |
Purpose
Google may set this cookie on your phone, tablet or computer. This cookie collects visitor information. |
Expires
2 years |
|
Name
SSID |
Purpose
Google may set this cookie on your phone, tablet or computer. This cookie collects visitor information. |
Expires
2 years |
|
Name
SID, HSID |
Purpose
Google may set this cookie on your phone, tablet or computer. This cookie contains digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google Account ID and most recent sign-in time. Used to block many types of attack, such as attempts to steal the content of forms submitted in Google services. |
Expires
2 years |
|
Name
SIDCC |
Purpose
Google may set this cookie on your phone, tablet or computer. This is a security cookie that protects the user data from unauthorised access. |
Expires
1 year |
|
Name
__Secure-xxxSID |
Purpose
Google may set this cookie on your phone, tablet or computer. Used to build a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads through retargeting. |
Expires
2 years |
|
Name
__Secure-xxxSIDCC |
Purpose
Google may set this cookie on your phone, tablet or computer. This is a security cookie that protects the user data from unauthorised access. |
Expires
1 year |