Health and Medicine

Advocacy, Users and Carers

A practical guide to self-care Ability Net Action against Medical Accidents Age Concern Association for Improvements in Maternity Services (AIMS) Audit Commission Benefits and Work Breast Cancer Care British Heart Foundation Cancerbacup Care Direct - DoH Carers - DoH Carers UK Carersnet Caring about Carers Changing Faces Child Death Helpline Child Poverty Action Group Citizens Advice Bureau Clinical Disputes Forum Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health Community Development Foundation - Self Advocacy Team Compassionate Friends Consumer Health Information Centre Crossroads CRUSE Bereavement Care Deaf 24/7 - Internet resource for all British Sign Language Disabled Living Foundation Disabled People Disability Rights Commission Discern - Quality Criteria for Consumer Information Employers for Carers Headway - The Brain Injury Association Independent Living - disability resources and services Inquest Involving service users and carers in interdisciplinary education Local Involvement Networks (LINks) Macmillan Cancer Relief MIND Missing People MRSA Action UK MRSA Support National Association for Patient Participation National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) National Council of Voluntary Organisations National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) National Survivor User Network - NSUN National Youth Advocacy Service  NHS Direct North Nottinghamshire Advocacy Alliance Pancreatitis Supporters Network Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) Patient and Public Involvement Forum Organisation Patient UK Patients Association People First People First of Norfolk Quality Action Group - Learning Disabilities Refugee Council Rethink Right care Right deal Royal National Institute of the Blind Samaritans Saneline SCOPE Self Help Nottingham Self Help UK Service User Research Group for England (SURGE) Shelter SignHealth – The Healthcare Charity for Deaf People The Disabled Living Foundation The Employers' Forum on Disability The Patients Association The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability Together - National Directory of Service User Groups Witness Women's Health

Clinical Effectiveness

Centre for Clinical Effectiveness - Monash University Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) Evidence Based Clinical Benchmarking National Centre for Health Outcomes Development National Clinical Assessment Service National Clinical Audit Support Programme (NCASP) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Sheffield Evidence for Effectiveness and Knowledge (SEEK)

Clinical Governance

Clinical Governance Clinical Governance - Information Clinical Governance Bulletin - Royal Society of Medicine Clinical Governance Information Checklist Clinical Governance Support Team (CGST) Essence of Care - patient focused benchmarking PRODIGY Knowledge Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Department of Health (DoH)

Agenda for Change Care Direct Chief Health Professions Officer Chief Medical Officer CNO Nursing and Midwifery Advisers Consultations Emergency Planning Health Care Abroad Health Reform Human Resources and Training Home International Policy International Recruitment: Healthcare Professionals Live Consultations Medicines and Pharmacy National Pandemic Flu Service National Recruitment Campaigns National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV News Releases Out of Hours Patient Choice Policy Research Programme Procurement and Proposals Research and Development R&D calls for proposals Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (SNMAC) Statistics

Epidemiology

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Epidemiology Clinical Epidemiology for Effective Clinical Practice Emerging Themes in Epidemiology Epidemiology - BUBL Epidemiology - WWW Virtual Library Epidemiology, Public Health, Biosciences and Medicine Episource - A Guide to Resources in Epidemiology

Ethics

Bioethics.Com Canadian Bioethics Society Centre for Applied Bioethics - Nottingham Centre for Ethics in Medicine - Bristol Centre for Medical Law and Ethics - London Declaration of Helsinki 2000 Ethics - useful texts Ethox Centre European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies Freedom to Care HumGen - ethical, legal and social issues in human genetics International Network of Life Studies Irish Council for Bioethics Journal of Medical Ethics Medicine, Law and Bioethics Unit at Liverpool Law School National Council on Ethics in Human Research Nuffield Council on Bioethics Nursing Ethics - Canada Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law and Ethics UNESCO International Bioethics Committee World Health Organisation (WHO) Ethics and Health

Evidence Based Health

American College of Physicians - Journal Club ATTRACT Bandolier Best Evidence Topics (BETs) - Best Best Treatments Best Treatments with the British Medical Journal BMJ Learning Centre for Evidence Based Medicine - Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine - Toronto Centre for Evidence Based Physiotherapy - Sydney Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - Databases Clinical Evidence - Journal Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team Cochrane Collaboration Current Controlled Trials Effective Health Care Bulletins - University of York Evidence Based Current Awareness Service - Leicester University Evidence Based Medicine Evidence Based Medicine - Online Tutorial Health A to Z Health Evidence Bulletins - Wales Health Technology Assessment Programme National Centre for Health Outcomes Development National Guideline Clearinghouse National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology - USA National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) National Library for Health (NLH) Research in Practice for Adults

General Practice

Call a Doctor Choose and Book - NHS electronic booking system for GP referrals Doctors Net UK European General Practice Research Workshop General Practitioners Committee GP Websites Royal College of General Practitioners Working in Partnership Programme

Genetics

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Bioethics.Com BioNews British Society for Human Genetics Celera Genomics Center for Genetics and Society Centre for Ethics in Medicine - Bristol Centre for Genetics Education - Australia  Centre for Law and Genetics - Australia Centre for Medical Law and Ethics - London Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - Genomics in Society ESRC Genomics Network Gene Service Genetic Alliance - USA Genetics and Public Policy Center Genetics at Cambridge Genomics, Society and Policy - online journal Human Genetics Advisory Committee - Australia Human Genetics Commission Human Genome Project HumGen - ethical, legal and social issues in human genetics Institute of Medical Genetics - Cardiff Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics Irish Council for Bioethics National Council on Ethics in Human Research National Human Genome Research Institute's Northwest Genetics Knowledge Park Nuffield Council on Bioethics Pfizer Genome Primary Immunodeficiency Association PHG Foundation - Foundation for Genomics and Population Health Science and Technology Studies Unit - York UNESCO International Bioethics Committee US Presidents Council on Bioethics Wales Gene Park WHO Ethics and Health

Health and Life Sciences @ Intute

Agriculture, Food and Forestry BioEthicsWeb Biological Sciences BioResearch Home MedHist Medicine Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health PsciCom Veterinary Medicine

Health and Social Care Scotland

Age Scotland Carers Scotland Education for Scotland Feeds Library National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA) NESTA Age Unlimited Scotland NHS Inform NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Scotland's Health on the Web (SHOW) Scottish Care Scottish Care Private Care Sector Workforce Initiative Scottish Centre for Evidence Based Care of Older People Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care Scottish Social Services Council Scottish Social Services Learning Network Social Services Knowledge Scotland The Knowledge Network Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit

Health Education and Promotion

Captain Chemo's Adventures - The Royal Marsden Hospital Man Matters - erectile dysfunction Playing Safely Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) Schools Health Education Unit (SHEU)

HIV and AIDS

AVERTing HIV and AIDS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Children with AIDS Charity Common Questions and Answers Durex Family Planning Association  European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS Gay and Lesbian Information HIV/AIDS Africa HIV/AIDS Education HIV/AIDS Countries and Regions HIV/AIDS History and Pictures HIV/AIDS Issues and Responses HIV/AIDS Prevention HIV/AIDS Stories and Views HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service HIV/AIDS UK HIV InSite Infection, Transmission and Testing Information for Teens National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV (DoH) Sex Education Forum Sexually Transmitted Diseases Terrence Higgins Trust World Aids Day

Information Technology

British Computer Society (BCS) Computer Wire European Institute of Technology Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) Information Commissioner Internet Healthcare Coalition National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA) National Programme for Information Technology The Information Standard

Medic8® - UK Medical Search Engine and Health Information

Clinical Guidelines Drug Information Search Medical Bookshop Medical Databases Medical Journals Medical News Medical Resources by Clinical Speciality Medical Resources by Subject Medical Textbooks Online Medical Tools, Calculators and Scores Online Medical Dictionary Patient Support Groups

National Service Frameworks (NSF)

Cancer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes High Dependency Care for Children Long Term Conditions Mental Health Paediatric Intensive Care Pharmaceutical industry involvement with NSFs Renal Services

National Statistics

Age Arts in General Crime and Justice Culture and Media Culture, Leisure and Social Participation Disability Education and Training Equal Opportunities Ethnicity Film and Television Funding of the Arts Gender Health and Care Health and Personal Social Services Home Homelessness Households, Families and Individuals Income, Expenditure and Wealth Leisure Activities Music Neighbourhood Statistics Population and Migration Quality of Life Recorded Crime in England and Wales Religious Denomination Social and Welfare Social Security Benefits Social Exclusion Social Justice Social Participation Theatre and Opera Welfare

Neuroscience

Association of British Neurologists Brain and Spine Foundation Brain Trauma Foundation British Association of Neuroscience Nurses Clinical neurophysiology functional tests Neuroguide Neurology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery Websites Society for Neuroscience Society of British Neurological Surgeons

NHS

Careers Careers - Jobs Centre for Involvement Choices Confederation Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (CFSMS) Dental Practice Board Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (DM+D) Direct Online Employers Employers - Agenda for Change Employers - Knowledge and Skills Framework Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland Health of Wales Information Service (HOWIS) Healthcare Facilities Consortium (HFC) Healthcare Workforce HealthSpace Immunisation Information Litigation Authority National Blood Service National Institute for Health Research National Knowledge Service National Patient Safety Agency National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse Networks NHS (Out of Hours Medical Services) and NHS (General Medical Services) Regulations 2002 NHS (Out of Hours Provision of Personal Medical Services) Regulations 2003 Pensions Agency Plus - Occupational Health Prescription Pricing Authority Race for Health Programme UK Transplant

NHS Connecting for Health

An A-Z guide to NHS Connecting for Health's programmes and projects Care Record Development Board Data Services Home Implementation News and Events Programmes for IT Services Statistics and Data Collections Systems and Services

NHS Information Centre

Clinical Commissioning Finance and Performance Home Public Health Social Care Workforce

NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

Care Outside Hospital Home Innovations - East Innovations - East Midlands Innovations - London Innovations - North Innovations - North West Innovations - South East Innovations - South West Innovations - West Midlands Innovations - Yorkshire and Humber National Innovation Centre No Delays Quality and Value Safer Care Share and Network The Improvement Network (TIN)

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Clinical Guidelines - Completed Clinical Guidelines - in Development Clinical Guidelines on Identifying, Treating and Managing Bipolar Disorder Home National Collaborating Centres (NCC) NCC for Acute Care NCC for Cancer NCC for Chronic Conditions NCC for Mental Health NCC for Nursing and Supportive Care NCC for Primary Care NCC for Women and Children's Health

Occupational Health

British Occupational Hygiene Society Croner Health and Safety Centre Directory of Sites in Occupational and Environmental Health Eureka Direct - The First Aid And Safety People First Aid Warehouse Health and Safety Executive Institute of Occupational Safety and Health L.E. West Ltd - worldwide medical supplier NHS Plus network of NHS Occupational Health Departments The Work Foundation Working Well

Organisations

Alexander Technique International Althea Park Specialist Services - UK eating disorder and self harm treatment centre American Council on Science and Health Association for Informatics Professionals in Health and Social Care (ASSIST) Association of Anaesthetists of GB & Ireland Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists Association of Clinical Pathologists Association of Medical Research Charities Association of Medical Microbiologists Association of Operating Department Practitioners  Association of Radical Midwives Association of Surgeons of GB and Ireland Audit Commission British Academy of Audiology British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons British Association of Audiological Physicians British Association of Clinical Terminology Specialists British Association of Medical Managers British Association of Paediatric Surgeons British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons British Dental Association British Diabetic Association British Geriatric Society British Heart Foundation British Healthcare Internet Association British Medical Association British National Formulary British Nuclear Medicine Society British Neuropathological Society British Nutrition Foundation British Society for Surgery of the Hand British Standards Institution BUPA Private Health Insurance Cancer BACUP Cancer Research UK Centre for Evidence in Ethnicity, Health and Diversity Centre for Health Economics - University of York Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Chartered Management Institute Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence Deafblind UK Department of Health (DoH) - UK European Health Management Association Faculty of Public Health Medicine Fit for travel General Medical Council General Osteopathic Council GPUK.net Harley Street Guide Health and Safety Executive Health Emergency Health Facilities Management Association Health on the Net Foundation Health Professions Council Health Professions Council - Registration Check Health Protection Agency Healthcare Events Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association Hospital Infection Society Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Human Tissue Authority Hyberbaric Medicine Unit - Aberdeen Imperial College School of Medicine International Hospital Federation Institute of Biomedical Science Institute of Health Record Information and Management Institute of Healthcare Management Institute of Molecular Medicine Institute for Public Policy Research Irish Blood Service Irish College of General Practitioners Irish Medical Organisation Lean Enterprise Academy Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Marie Curie Cancer Care Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland Medical Defence Union Medical Protection Society Medical Women's Federation Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center Mesothelioma Cancer Center Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit, Guildford National Association for Patient Participation National Association of Primary Care National Association of Sessional GPs National Blood Service National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) National Institute for Biological Standards and Control National Joint Registry National Performance Advisory Group National Stroke Association National UK Therapists Register National Vision User Group Newcombe House - treatment for young adolescent females with self injurious behaviour NHS Together Northern Ireland Blood Services Nuffield Institute for Health Nursing & Midwifery Council Open Clinical Patient and Public Involvement Forum Organisation Primary Health Care Group of the British Computer Society Princess Royal Trust for Carers Private Healthcare UK Professional Association of Clinical Coders Research Council for Complementary Medicine Royal College of Anaesthetists Royal College of General Practitioners Royal College of Nursing Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Royal College of Opthalmologists Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Royal College of Pathologists Royal College of Physicians Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Royal College of Psychiatrists Royal College of Surgeons - Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of England Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland Royal Marsden Hospital Royal National Institute for the Blind Royal Pharmaceutical Society Skills for Health Scottish Commission for the Regulatiuon of Care Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia Society for Reproduction and Fertility Society for the Social History of Medicine Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons St John Ambulance Telemedicine Information Exchange The British Complementary Medicine Association The College of Emergency Medicine The Fetal Medicine Foundation The Hastings Center For Bioethics The Health Service Ombudsman The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine The Kings Fund The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland The Physiological Society The Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain The Royal Society of Medicine The Royal Statistical Society The Wellcome Trust Trent Multi-Professional Deanery UK National External Quality Assessment Service US Department of Health and Human Services Welsh Blood Service Womens Aid World Health Organisation World Medical Association

Pain

American Academy of Pain Medicine American Chronic Pain Association American Pain Society Back Care British Pain Society Chronic Pain Haven MedlinePlus Pain Pain Pain - Welcome Trust Pain Concern Pain Relief Foundation Pain Research Institute Pain Support

Primary Care

Centre for Research Support in Wales Healthcare Republic - the home of primary care National Primary and Care Trust Development Team - NHS NHS Alliance National Primary Care Research and Development Centre Primary Care Information Services Primary Care Internet Guide - University of Bergen PRODIGY Knowledge Working in Partnership Programme

Products and Services

Active Quote Health Carewatch Care Services Critical Illness Cover Clinic Compare - The Best Way To Compare Cosmetic Surgery Clinics Harley Street Guide Healthcare Promotions.co.uk Healthy OJAS - information on diseases and its treatment by modern and alternative medicines HCA Hospitals - London's No.1 Private Heath Hospital  Group Hurlingham Clinic - Cosmetic Surgery UK Laser Eye Surgery - Treatmentsaver Laser Eye Surgery in the UK Laser Eyes - Laser Eye Surgery in the UK LASIK Laser Eye Surgery in UK - Lasik Eye Treatment - Lasik Eyes London Laser Eye Surgery - Focus Clinics Medisave - a worldwide wholesaler of nursing and medical supplies Mermaid Clinic - Cosmetic Dentist London Dental Sedation Dentists Oncall Medical Supplies Perfectsmilespa Cosmetic Dentist Private Healthcare UK Ragdale Hall - Health Spa Revitalise Brazil - Cosmetic Surgery Simplyhealth - for your health insurance, dental and cash plan needs Treatment Abroad Treatment in Hungary - hospital treatment, dental treatment and surgery in Hungary Ultrathin Nitrile Disposable Gloves - UK Hygiene Supplies Vital Oximeters - specialising in Pulse Oximetry for both medical and leisure purposes Water Coolers Waterfall Spa Williams Medical Supplies Ltd

Public Health and Safety

BBC First Aid British Red Cross - First Aid Training for the Workplace Building a safer NHS for patients: Improving Medication Safety - DoH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - USA Change 4 Life Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Division of Public Health and  Primary Health Care - University of Oxford East Midlands Public Health Observatory Eureka! - First Aid Kits, Plasters, Dressings and Safety Products Epidemiology, Public Health, Biosciences and Medicine Foodlink - Food Poisoning Food Standards Agency Health and Safety - University of Edinburgh Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - First Aid at Work Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - Ionising Radiation Health and Safety Information & Resources Health Protection Agency London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - University of London MSRA: Staphylococcus aureus National Electronic Library for Infection National Patient Safety Agency National Radiological Protection Board National Resource for Infection Control Public Health Observatories - England Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) Suzy Lamplugh Trust The Ergonomics Society The Terrence Higgins Trust Towards cleaner hospitals and lower rates of infection: A summary of action - DoH Winning ways: working together to reduce healthcare associated infection in England - DoH West Midlands Public Health Observatory Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory

Resources

Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources All Refer Health Asbestos & Mesothelioma Center BBC Health BBC Medical Notes BBC Travel Health Biomed Search - Medical Research and Health Resources British United Provident Association (BUPA) - Health Fact Sheets Bulletin Board for Libraries (BUBL) - Health Links Cancer Index Care in Careers Centre for Statistics in Medicine - UK Clinical Trials - National Institutes of Health - USA Cosmetic Surgery Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Current Controlled Trials Department of Health (DoH) - UK Diseases Database - medical lists and links Dr Foster - your guide to better health Global TB / MDR-TB Resource Center - ICN Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - USA Health and Medical Statistics on the Internet Health Answers - USA Health On the Net - Switzerland Health Scout - USA Health Sites UK Healthcare Events - Useful Links Healthcare Republic Healthline - Health Search Engine and Medical Information Healthlinks HerbMed® - an interactive, electronic herbal database Inteli Health - USA Jargon Buster - Your Guide to Understanding Terms Used in the NHS Local Health Sites Medic Direct Medical and Health Statistics Medical Conferences and Meetings - USA Medical Databases Medical News Today Medical Notes - BBC Medical Pages - The UK Health Portal Medical Student.com Medicine Chest MEDLINE Plus - Health Information Medscape - USA Mesothelioma My Nutrition National Library of Medicine - USA Net Doctor Neuroguide.com - Neurosciences on the Internet Oxygen Patient UK - database on medicines, health and doctors PHYS - your health and fitness resource Pub Crawler's WWW Service PUBMED PUBMED - Clinical Queries Quack Watch - USA Resource Discovery Network (RDN) Sense About Science - Promoting good science and evidence for the public Skills for Health Stay Healthy Student Health Surgery Door Sympatico Health - Canada Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy UK Health Guide UK Medical Directory Virtual Naval Hospital Vitamin Shoppe - USA Web MD Wellcome Library WHO Statistical Information System Wired for Health Yahoo - Health Your Cancer Risk - USA

Theatres

A Step Guide to Improving Operating Theatre Performance - DoH American Association of Nurse Anaesthetics American Society of Anesthesiologists Anaesthesia Research Trust Anaesthetic Research Society Association for Perioperative Practice Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Association of Cardio-thoracic Anaesthetists Association of Perioperative Registered Nurse Association of Surgical Technologists (USA) British Ophthalmic Anaesthesia Society College of Operating Department Practitioners Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) Hospital Infection Society Intensive Care Society International Association for the Study of Pain Latex Allergies - H&SE Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Museum of Anaesthesia National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Neuroanaesthesia Society Obstetric Anaesthetist's Association Old Operating Theatre - History Operating Theaters Cartoons Operating Theatre Journal Operating Theatres - Review of National Findings (2003) Pain Society Patient safety in the operating theatre: an overview Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Resuscitation Council Royal College of Anaesthetists Society for Computing and Technology in Anaesthesia Society for Education in Anesthesiology Society for Education in Anaesthesia (UK) Trauma Resources for Professionals in Trauma and Critical Care UK Anaesthetic Web Site List (ANWEB UK) UK Society for Intravenous Anaesthesia Vascular Anaesthesia Society

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