Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions

  • “We” are Ryminster Healthcare Limited trading as Summerfield Healthcare, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 07844746 and with our registered office at Building 1, Charlesworth Court, Knights Way, Shrewsbury, SY1 3AB.
  • “You” are the customer who has accessed our services through our websites or called our telephone number and has placed an order for our service(s).
  • These terms and conditions along with our Privacy Policy (together, the “Terms”) apply throughout our website and during any telephone call or written correspondence between you and us. If there is any conflict between these Terms and any terms or conditions found elsewhere on our website, or in any written or verbal communication between you and us, these Terms shall prevail.

Our Service

The terms & conditions set out below, constitutes an agreement between you and us in relation to your use of the Ryminster Healthcare Limited website and services.

Ryminster Healthcare Limited is NOT to be used in an emergency situation.

If you believe that you or the person you are assisting is in an urgent or emergency situation you should immediately dial 999 or seek alternative emergency medical services.

You should call 999 in a critical or life-threatening situation, such as if someone has:

  • difficulty breathing
  • severe bleeding and it can’t be stopped
  • severe chest pain
  • loss of consciousness
  • acute confused states and fits which aren’t stopping
  • or if you believe someone is having a heart attack or stroke.
  • All medical advice and treatment given at Ryminster Healthcare Limited is in the interest of the patient, please do not assume that advice or treatment that is recommended by our clinicians is the only option available.
  • Patients must give an honest response to requests for information relating to their medical history and current presentation when requested. Ryminster Healthcare Limited will accept no accountability if you withhold vital information or are dishonest.
  • Ryminster Healthcare Limited reserves the right to refuse to administer a treatment.
  • Email confirmation- We will issue an email confirmation to you following acceptance of your appointment by us. If you do not receive this confirmation prior to the date of your appointment, you must inform us so that we can arrange for this to be sent to you. You must not fail to attend an appointment because you have not received the email confirmation and if you choose not to attend the appointment because of this, you will not be issued a refund for the service.
  • Language barrier– The doctor will only conduct your appointment/examination if they are satisfied that you have a sufficient understanding of all of the questions asked of you. It is your responsibility to arrange for a translator to attend the appointment with you if you there is likely to be a language barrier between you and the doctor. Please note we will not provide a refund for any medical appointment where the appointment cannot be carried out due to a perceived language barrier.

Cancellations

Refunds.

Vasectomy Procedure with Prior Consultation:

  • Full refund for cancellation of the Vasectomy Procedure with Prior Consultation up to 1 week before the initial consultation.
  • Partial refund of the total fee paid minus £50 for cancellations or changes 1 week to 3 days before the initial consultation, unless an alternative appointment is made within three months of the original appointment date.
  • No refund for cancellations given less than 48 hours before the consultation, unless an alternative appointment is made within three months of the original appointment date.
  • No refund for cancellation of the consultation within 48 hours of the date booked. An alternative appointment will be chargeable at the advertised rate.

Procedure:

  • Full refund for cancellation up to 1 week before the procedure.
  • Partial refund minus £200 for cancellations or changes 1 week to 3 days before the procedure, unless an alternative appointment is made within three months of the original appointment date.
  • No refund for cancellations given less than 48 hours before the appointment, unless an alternative date is arranged within three months of the original appointment date.
  • No refund for cancellation of the appointment within 48 hours of the date booked. An alternative appointment will be chargeable at the advertised rate.
  • Delay in attending- If you fail to attend a your appointment or, are late in attending your appointment and we are unable to uphold it due to the fact that you were late, you will not, under any circumstance receive a refund for the fee paid for the medical appointment.
  • Postponed appointments- In the event that you wish to re-arrange your medical appointment, you must provide us with at least 1 working day notice (Monday to Friday). If you are unable to confirm your availability for a new appointment at the time of postponement then the credit for the postponed appointment will only be valid for a maximum of 30 days after the date of postponed appointment. Your appointment can only be cancelled or re-arranged once. Subsequent changes to your appointment will incur another booking fee.
  • It is not possible to rearrange your appointment if you fail to attend. A new appointment must be made at full price.
  • Cancellation by us- If we are unable to uphold your medical appointment for any reason (for example, because a doctor is unable to attend the clinic on a particular date) we will notify you of this as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so and do our best to rearrange your appointment for another date / time. Our liability for the cancelled appointment will be limited to the refunding of the sum paid by you for the medical appointment and we will not, under any circumstance, accept liability for or otherwise be held responsible for any consequential loss that you might incur as a result of the cancellation.

Delays outside of our control

We are not responsible for delays outside our control. If the provision of our services is delayed by an event outside our control then we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and we will take steps to minimise the effect of the delay. Provided we do this we will not be liable for delays caused by the event, but if there is a risk of substantial delay you may contact us to end the contract and receive a refund for any services you have paid for but not received.

Payment

When you must pay and how you must pay- We accept payment with credit or debit card including Visa, Mastercard or Maestro. We do not accept American Express. You must pay us in advance the full price of the medical appointment before the date of your appointment unless we have confirmed in writing that full payment in advance is not required. Your appointment will not be confirmed until such time as we have received payment in full for the medical appointment from you, unless we have confirmed in writing that full payment in advance is not required.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you– We are not liable for business losses. If you use our services for any commercial or business purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

Your personal information

How we may use your personal information- We will only use your personal information as set out in our privacy policy: www.privatevasectomy.co.uk/privacy-policy.

Information we provide

Ryminster Healthcare Limited are not responsible for the accuracy of information given by administrative staff via email or telephone outside of formal consultations, this is for guidance purposes only.

Our website

Ryminster Healthcare Limited does not guarantee that all information on our website is free from error. We update our website on a regular basis and change the contents. However material on our website may be out of date at any given time. Ryminster Healthcare Limited  is under no obligation to update such material.

Ryminster Healthcare Limited does not guarantee this website or server is virus or bug free. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer which may occur whilst using material derived from this website.

Events outside of our control

We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under a Contract that is caused by any act or event beyond our reasonable control (an “Event outside Our Control”).

If an Event Outside Our Control takes place that affects the performance of our obligations under a Contract:

  • we will contact you as soon as reasonably possible to notify you; and
  • our obligations under a Contract will be suspended and the time for performance of our obligations will be extended for the duration of the Event outside Our Control.
  • You may cancel a Contract affected by an Event Outside Our Control which has continued for more than 30 days. To cancel, please contact us. If you opt to cancel, we will refund in full the total price you have paid for the Contract.

Our right to vary these terms

We may amend the Terms from time to time.

Every time you order a service from us, the Terms in force at the time of placing your order will apply to the Contract between you and us.

If we have to revise the Terms as they apply to your order, we will contact you to give you reasonable advance notice of the changes and what orders will be affected. We will let you know how to cancel the Contract if you are not happy with the changes.

Other important terms

By attending the appointment you confirm you have fully read and understood the information displayed on www.summerfieldhealthcare.co.uk, and the Patient Information Leaflets.

In particular, that you have read and understood the ‘Frequently asked Questions’, Reasons not to have a Vasectomy and you have considered the alternatives to a Vasectomy carefully.

You understand that there is a low failure rate. The risk of the procedure initially not working (this is known as an “early failure’’) is 1:200, this could mean a repeat Vasectomy.

You understand that  rarely, following the Vasectomy an estimated 1:1000 patient have to have an operation under General Anaesthetic due to excessive or ongoing bleeding or abscesses that form

We may transfer this agreement to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.

Nobody else has any rights under this contract. This contract is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms. Neither of us will need to get the agreement of any other person in order to end the contract or make any changes to these terms.

If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date. For example, if you miss a payment and we do not chase you but we continue to provide the products, we can still require you to make the payment at a later date

Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings. These terms are governed by English law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the English courts. If you live in Scotland you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in either the Scottish or the English courts. If you live in Northern Ireland you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in either the Northern Irish or the English courts.

If you have any queries regarding the terms & conditions please email [email protected] 

Registered office address

Charlesworth Court Knights Way, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, England, SY1 3AB.

Registration with Care Quality Commission – Provider ID: 1-6092101802