This privacy statement only covers the NHS Essex Integrated Care Board. It does not cover all websites that can be linked to from this site, so you should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement on that site.
What information do we collect?
From time to time, you will be asked to submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name and email address) in order to receive or use services on this website. Such services include bulletins, email updates and website feedback.
By entering your details in the fields requested, you enable NHS Essex Integrated Care Board and its service providers to provide you with the services you select. Any information you provide to NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board will only be used by us, our agents and service providers and will not be disclosed unless we are obliged or permitted to by law to do so.
If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on the NHS Essex Integrated Care Board website or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour, we may use whatever information is available to us, about you, to stop such behaviour. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as you use the service you have requested, and remove it in the event that the purpose has been met or when you no longer wish to continue your subscription.
The Data Protection Act
Under the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard your data and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it.
We do not pass on your details to any third party or other government department.
Changes to our policy
If our privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing the page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss and alteration of information under our control.
Use of cookies
When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally.
Our cookie policy contains more information about the types of cookies we use, and how you can control your cookie preferences.
GDPR statement
Information, that has been held previously by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, as well as the west and north east Essex parts of Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board is transferring to the new NHS Essex Integrated Care Board on 1 April 2026. The ICB will become the new data controller. Any questions about the use of data (including patient data) by the new ICB should be directed to [email protected]
Contact us
If you have any questions about these terms and conditions or the practices of this website, please write to us at NHS Essex Integrated Care System, Seax House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH or email [email protected].