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If you do not want to receive cookies from this website you can find information on how to adjust your cookie preferences for popular browsers in the ‘How do I change my cookie settings’ guidance below. It is important to note that accepting cookies used on our sites does not give NHS Lanarkshire access to any personal information. Cookies by third party service providers on our website Our website uses Google Analytics to analyse and create reports about the use of our website. We share videos clips via YouTube. Google’s and YouTube’s privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/update?hl=en-GB&gl=uk To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout How do I change my cookie settings? Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. 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We encourage you to read the cookie and privacy statements on any other websites you visit. Further Information Visit our revised Data Protection Notice page for information about NHS Lanarkshire’s legal basis when using personal information. 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