This Forum is only available to registered users and is provided as a place for users to report information, seek advice and share ideas. The following rules have been put in place to help ensure that the Forum is a welcoming and useful resource for everyone that participates. As in a real community, users are asked to respect others and their rights.
The Rules outline what is deemed unacceptable behaviour and it is important to read them carefully.
- Do not use profanities, bad language and offensive nicknames.
- Do not post content which is discriminatory whether racist, sexist, homophobic, pornographic, or otherwise offensive.
- Do not post a personal insult about another User.
- Do not post any content that is deliberately intended to upset or harass other Users.
- Do not post libellous or defamatory comments.
- Do not post content that might in any way breach the confidence of another individual.
- Do not post content containing another person’s personal information (including their name, home address, job title, telephone number or other contact details) without first obtaining the relevant person’s consent.
- Do not post content which you have copied from someone else (i.e. you do not own the copyright).
- Do not impersonate any person.
- Do not collect or store personal data about other Users.
- Do not advertise or solicit.
- Do not link to other sites or products for advertising purposes, or otherwise use the Forum to generate personal business from other Users.

Moderation
Staff and moderators will access the Forum regularly in order to help ensure that Users are adhering to the rules. We reserve the right to amend or remove offending posts at our discretion. We may also at any time, and without prior or post warning, close threads on the Forum as we consider appropriate. The Forum moderator’s decision is final.

Suspension
The rules are in place to ensure that the Forum is a safe, enjoyable and informative area for our patients. If a User does not adhere to the rules, the Moderator will ask the User to address any inappropriate behaviour. If the inappropriate behaviour continues, the Moderator reserves the right to temporarily or permanently suspend the User’s access to the Forum.