Health
Following any of these links will take you to an external website
General
BestTreatments - published by the British Medical Journal. Ratings of
health and medical treatments, based on how well they work, using the most up to date research.
ChildrenFirst - a child-centred health and hospital resource. Children and young people can find out more about healthy living, and treatments for illnesses.
Intute: Medicine - free access to a searchable catalogue of Internet sites covering health and medicine, for education and research.
Mental Health Foundation UK - a range of online fact sheets, booklets and reports, links to other resources and sites, as well as quizzes to help you check your mental health.
Merck Manual - a free online comprehensive guide to medical information, provided by an American research-driven pharmaceutical company.
Net Doctor - an independent UK website of health resources, including guides to diseases and conditions.
NHS Direct - a gateway to health information on the Internet, and a contact number to ring the NHS Helpline 24 hours a day. Find your local doctor, dentist, pharmacist and optician, using your postcode.
Patient UK - a directory of health, disease, and related information, provided by GPs in the UK.
Staffordshire Mental Health - a resource which provides useful information and details of a range of mental health services and projects across Staffordshire where you can get help and advice.
Residential Care
Better Caring - a comprehensive website offering a search facility to find a care home or sheltered housing, a listing of care-related helplines and organisations, as well as information relating to many care issues.
Specific conditions and treatment
AllAllergy.Net - a gateway to all asthma, allergy and intolerance information on the Web.
British Epilepsy Association - provides fact sheets, telephone/email help lines, a useful A-Z site guide, and search facility.
British Heart Foundation - an informative site offering information relating to heart conditions, including explanations of related medical jargon and treatment. There are useful free guides and leaflets available from this site.
Cancerbackup - leading Cancer information service
Cancer Research UK - offers information relating to the organisation with a useful link to CancerHelp, which provides more practical information relating to cancer and its treatment and prevention.
Diabetes UK - latest information regarding diabetes and its management.
National Asthma Campaign - provides answers to frequently asked questions and the latest news relating to asthma.
National Eczema Society - information relating to eczema and its treatment as well as providing a useful link to a skin disease directory with images via the Skin Care campaign site.
Stroke Association - information to support sufferers and their families to assist in the recovery from a stroke, with useful contacts and publications listing available.
Other Links
Health Protection Agency - an independent body that protects the health and well-being of the UK population.
Royal National Institute of the Blind - find out about services in your area, and the Talking Books service.
Royal National Institute for the Deaf - useful factsheets and information relating to deafness and hearing impairment.
The Samaritans - confidential emotional support 24 hours a day.
Self-Help UK - a free searchable database of contacts for over 1000 self-help and patient organisations in the UK.
Wired for Health - a Department of Health site relating to the National Curriculum and the National Healthy Schools Programme.
World Health Organisation - the United Nations specialised agency for health.
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29/09/2008 08:59:53
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