Cookie policy

Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. Some sites also use your browser’s local storage, which works in a similar way. We refer to both as cookies here.

There is no cookie banner. Google Analytics runs from your first visit, to count visits and show us which pages are useful, so we can improve the site. It is on unless you switch it off in Cookie settings, at the foot of every page. There is no advertising on this site, and no marketing cookies are used. You can switch analytics off at any time:

Cookie settings

These keep the site working and cannot be switched off. Both are stored in your browser only, and neither is shared with anyone.

• gs_cookie_consent_v1 (local storage): remembers your analytics setting, if you change it in Cookie settings. Kept until you clear your browser storage.
• gs-theme (local storage): remembers whether you chose the light or dark theme. Kept until you clear your browser storage.

Set from your first visit unless you switch analytics off. We use Google Analytics 4, in aggregate only, to understand which pages are visited and how people find the site, so we can improve it. Google signals and data sharing are switched off.

• _ga: distinguishes one visitor from another. Expires after 2 years.
• _ga_HG6GQSNB57: keeps track of your visit. Expires after 2 years.

If you switch analytics off in Cookie settings, these cookies are deleted and no more are set.

There is no advertising on this site, and we do not use marketing or advertising cookies. Advertising storage is always switched off in our Google settings. If that ever changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent first.

Some pages show content hosted by other companies. Because this content is part of the page, it loads when the page opens, and the company receives your IP address. Some may set their own cookies, which are covered by their policies rather than ours.

• Doctify (most pages): shows Mr Abu’s verified patient reviews. Loaded from doctify.com, which may set its own cookies. See Doctify’s privacy policy.
• YouTube (About page): two videos, embedded in YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode, so YouTube does not store cookies unless you play a video. See Google’s privacy policy.
• LinkedIn (home page): an embedded post, loaded from linkedin.com, which may set its own cookies. See LinkedIn’s cookie policy.
• OpenStreetMap (Contact page): the map showing The Park Hospital, loaded from openstreetmap.org. See the OpenStreetMap Foundation privacy policy.
• Google Fonts (every page): the typefaces used on this site are loaded from Google’s servers. No cookies are set. See Google’s privacy policy.

Use the Cookie settings link at the foot of any page to change your choice. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although parts of some pages may not work as intended if you do.

We will update this policy if the cookies we use change. The date at the top shows when it last changed. See our privacy policy for more on how we use your information.