The GBSSG supports the initiative of the HON. In order to comply, the GBSSG makes the following statements:
Principle 4 – Attribution
All medical information on this Web site has been written by members of the Charity’s Medical Advisory Board. Other information written from a patient’s or carer’s perspective has any medical content scrutinised and approved by the Medical Advisory Board.
Principle 7 – Disclosure of funding sources ‐ How the site is funded.
The site is funded from the Charity’s own general charitable account.
Principle 8 – Honesty in advertising & editorial policy.
The site does not host or receive funding from advertising or from the display of commercial content. External links are directed to similar organisations in other countries, or to related non-commercial sites that may be of interest to visitors. The Charity does receive a commission for items purchased from commercial Web sites entered through its own Web site but this has no effect on the editorial content.