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Necessary cookies
These cookies enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies.
You are not likely to get all of these cookies on any given visit, as some of them only appear in a few pages on our site.
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Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
| _$Maps_centerLatitude_expiration | app.powerbi.com | Used by Bing Maps as part of PowerBI reports to remember geographical details |
| _$Maps_centerLongitude_expiration | app.powerbi.com | Used by Bing Maps as part of PowerBI reports to remember geographical details |
| _$Maps_zoom_expiration | app.powerbi.com | Used by Bing Maps as part of PowerBI reports to remember zoom level details |
| AI_buffer | app.powerbi.com | Used in context with the "AI_sentBuffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates |
| AI_sentBuffer | app.powerbi.com | Used in context with the "AI_buffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates |
| centerLatitude | app.powerbi.com | Used by Bing Maps as part of PowerBI reports to remember geographical details |
| centerLongitude | app.powerbi.com | Used by Bing Maps as part of PowerBI reports to remember geographical details |
| zoom | app.powerbi.com | Used by Bing Maps as part of PowerBI reports to remember zoom level details |
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__cfduid |
cdnjs.com |
Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic |
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BACKEND [x2] |
content.digital.nhs.uk |
Part of our load balancing system, ensuring you get uninterrupted browsing |
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CookieConsent |
digital.nhs.uk |
Remembers your choice on handling of cookies on our domain for one year |
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mjx.latest |
digital.nhs.uk |
Used by the MathJax library (www.mathjax.org) to allow us to show equations within our publications |
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LPSessionID |
lo.v.liveperson.net |
Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. |
| _osm_totp_token |
openstreetmap.org |
Used by OpenStreetMap to operate maps |
Preference cookies
These cookies remember information that changes the way our website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
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Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
| `` | app.powerbi.com | Used by Bing Maps as part of PowerBI reports |
| LPSID-6368614 |
digital.nhs.uk |
Placed by LivePerson to enable chat functions |
| lpTabId | digital.nhs.uk | Used by LivePerson real time messaging platform to identify the active message tab |
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lpTestCookie# [x2] |
digital.nhs.uk |
Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. |
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LPVID |
digital.nhs.uk |
Used by LivePerson real time messaging platform to recognize the visitor on returning visits. |
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LPVisitorID |
lo.v.liveperson.net |
Used by LivePerson real time messaging platform to recognize the visitor on returning visits. |
Analytics cookies
These cookies let us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
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Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
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ai_user |
app.powerbi.com |
Used by Microsoft Application Insights software to collect statistical usage and telemetry information. The cookie stores a unique identifier to recognise users on returning visits over time. |
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_ga |
digital.nhs.uk |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
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_gat |
digital.nhs.uk |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
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_gid |
digital.nhs.uk |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
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_visitor |
digital.nhs.uk |
Tracking cookie to ensure you get the best experience on our website i.e. personalised content |
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hjViewportId |
digital.nhs.uk | Used by HotJar to help us see what users do on the site, so we can improve |
| lpLastVisit-# | digital.nhs.uk | Used by LivePerson real time messaging platform to store the timestamp of the user's last visit. |
| visitortracking | digital.nhs.uk | Enable or disable _visitor cookie which captures information about the user, and allows us to personalise the website based on what we think the user will be interested in. |
| vuid | vimeo.com | Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. |
Site personalisation
If you accept cookies, we collect information about you to help personalise the website, to show you the things of most interest to you. This can be based on factors like:
- what pages, types of page, or areas of the site you visit
- roughly where you are in the country
- how you arrived on the website (for example, by clicking a link in an email)
- what day of the week or time of day it is
- how many times you've visited the website before
We use this to show you things we think will interest you most. This information is never shared with any third parties, and is anonymous.
You are in complete control of whether this feature is turned on or off.
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Additional cookies
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Last edited: 13 December 2019 9:43 am
Social media and third party cookies
These cookies are required by third party applications such as Power BI and our social media channels such as YouTube and Twitter.
Name
Provider
Purpose
ai_session
app.powerbi.com
Preserves users states across page requests.
WFESessionId
app.powerbi.com
Placed by Microsoft PowerBI
_EDGE_S
bing.com
Placed by Microsoft PowerBI
_EDGE_V
bing.com
Placed by Microsoft PowerBI
_SS
bing.com
Placed by Microsoft PowerBI
MUID
bing.com
Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID across many Microsoft domains.
MUIDB
bing.com
Placed by Microsoft PowerBI
SRCHD
bing.com
Placed by Microsoft PowerBI
SRCHUID
bing.com
Placed by Microsoft PowerBI
SRCHUSR
bing.com
Placed by Microsoft PowerBI
GPS
youtube.com
Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
youtube.com
Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
YSC
youtube.com
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
r/collect
doubleclick.net
Pending