For Qualified Healthcare Professionals
MediCalc provides evidence-based clinical calculators and clinical decision-support tools intended exclusively for qualified healthcare professionals. Results should always be interpreted alongside professional clinical judgement, current medical evidence, local policies and applicable clinical guidelines.
No Medical Advice
MediCalc does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment recommendations.
The information and calculations provided are intended solely as clinical reference material and should never be used as the sole basis for patient care decisions.
Patients and members of the public should always seek advice from an appropriately qualified healthcare professional regarding any medical condition.
Accuracy of Information
We make every reasonable effort to ensure that calculators, formulas and supporting information are accurate and reflect recognised clinical guidance at the time of publication.
However, medicine continually evolves. Clinical guidelines, published evidence, regulatory requirements and accepted standards of care may change over time.
Users are responsible for confirming that any calculation or recommendation remains appropriate for the clinical situation and complies with current national and local guidance.
Professional Responsibility
By using MediCalc you acknowledge that:
- You are responsible for interpreting all calculator outputs.
- You remain responsible for all clinical decisions.
- Calculator results must always be considered alongside clinical examination, investigations, patient history and professional judgement.
- MediCalc cannot account for every individual patient circumstance.
Data Entry & Patient Confidentiality
MediCalc is designed to support clinical calculations.
Users are responsible for ensuring that any information entered into MediCalc complies with applicable privacy legislation, professional standards, employer policies and organisational governance requirements.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, users should not enter patient-identifiable information into calculators or Saved Progress.
Examples of identifiable information include, but are not limited to:
- Patient names
- NHS Numbers
- Hospital Numbers
- Medical Record Numbers
- Dates of birth
- Addresses
- Telephone numbers
- Email addresses
- Any other information capable of identifying an individual patient
Saved Progress is intended only for de-identified clinical calculation data.
User Responsibility
Users are solely responsible for:
- The accuracy of information entered.
- Ensuring appropriate patient confidentiality.
- Compliance with local information governance policies.
- Compliance with GDPR, UK GDPR, HIPAA or other applicable legislation where relevant.
- Verifying that calculator outputs are appropriate for the patient concerned.
MediCalc accepts no responsibility for incorrect results arising from inaccurate, incomplete or inappropriate data entered by users.
Healthcare Professional Accounts
Certain features of MediCalc are intended only for verified healthcare professionals.
Verification confirms that supplied professional registration details correspond to recognised professional registers where supported.
Verification does not:
- Confirm current employment.
- Confirm clinical competency.
- Confirm clinical privileges.
- Guarantee identity beyond the information available from the relevant professional register.
Availability
While every effort is made to ensure uninterrupted availability, MediCalc does not guarantee continuous operation.
Services may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance, updates or circumstances beyond our control.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:
- MediCalc is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind.
- We exclude liability for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss arising from use of the platform.
- Healthcare professionals remain solely responsible for all clinical decisions and patient care.
Nothing within this disclaimer limits liability where such limitation is prohibited by law.
Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, all software, source code, calculator implementations, website design, graphics, branding and original content are the intellectual property of MediCalc.
Clinical scoring systems and published medical formulas remain the intellectual property of their respective authors and organisations where applicable.
Contact
If you have questions regarding this disclaimer or the MediCalc platform, please contact:
Email: [email protected]
Last updated: 15 July 2026