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PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It is a universal file format that displays the fonts, images, graphics and layout of a document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it.

It ensures that a document on screen will look exactly the same when printed out. Downloading a document in this way saves time, money and resources, as there is no delay while you wait for it to be posted to you and NHS departments do not need to print such large quantities of documents.

In order to view and print a PDF document, you may need to download the free PDF viewer from the Adobe website. Most computers come with the free Adobe Reader software as standard.

You can find further guidance on tools and information to increase the accessibility of PDF documents on the Adobe site

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Virus Protection

We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the internet. We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system that may occur while using material derived from this website.

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Our websites do not store or capture personal information, but merely log the user's IP address * that is automatically recognised by the web server.

We do not use cookies for collecting user information, but they may be used to aid navigation of the site, and we will not collect any information about you except that required for system administration of our web server.

This system will record your email address and other information if volunteered to us by you. This shall be treated as proprietary and confidential. It may be used for internal review and to notify you about updates to this website. We will not release your email address to anyone, and access to address lists are controlled.

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