Terms and conditions
This website is intended to provide general information about the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme. The information contained on this site is not a substitute for professional clinical care or advice and should not, under any circumstances, be considered as such.
Information appearing on this website does not constitute a warranty by NSD, NHS National Services Scotland or any other health organisation, nor should it be taken as advice. No responsibility can be accepted by NSD or any other health organisation for action or inaction as a result of information contained on this site.
If you have any questions about the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme, including how to administer the test, you can call the Bowel Screening Helpline on 0800 0121 833.
If you have questions or concerns about your own health (or the health of a family member), you should contact a suitably qualified health care professional. If you feel unwell, you should contact NHS 24 on 08454 24 24 24. Alternatively, call the emergency services on 999.
Impartiality
Except where indicated, all content on this website is authored by NSD staff or by the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme.
The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme is entirely funded from public sources derived from general taxation. Funding is received from the Scottish Executive Health Department and the 14 geographic NHS Boards in Scotland.
No funding or sponsorship from any other private or public bodies is received for publishing this website. Reference to specific products and/or suppliers does not constitute an endorsement of same.
We do not accept advertising of any form.
External sites
Where possible, we have tried to include useful resources for more information. Although we try to be responsible in selecting the sites which are linked from these pages, we accept no liability for the claims made by any other website nor for the quality of resources to be found on such websites. The contents and material made available on linked sites are completely outwith our control and, as such, no liability is accepted for any damages resulting from accessing, or failing to access, these sites.
No endorsement is expressed or implied by the presence of a link to an external site on this website. The contents of a linked-to website may change without our knowledge and, as a result, links may break or may terminate on pages which were not the original targets of a link. No responsibility or liability for the privacy of personal information is accepted for linked-to websites, as these are beyond our control.
We would advise caution to anyone seeking medical information on the internet, given that many websites offer subjective or potentially dangerous or misleading information. Again, if you are worried about your health or the health of a friend or relative, consult a qualified health care professional wherever possible.
Warranties
The resources contained on this website, including all files that are available for download or access, are provided on an “as is” basis and without any warranties. Although every effort is made to ensure that the information presented is accurate, complete and current, NSD offers no guarantee that this is the case. NSD excludes any liability for any errors in or omissions in information provided on or linked to from this website.
Although all our files are virus-checked before uploading, we cannot guarantee that files are free from computer viruses and no warranty is given that files downloaded or accessed from the NSD website are free of computer viruses. No warranties are made as to fitness for purpose, quality or completeness of information.
Governing laws
The terms and conditions of use of the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme website shall be governed by the laws of Scotland.