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See also:
- NHS Direct Online
- Official Web site for the NHS 24 hour telephone helpline, NHS Direct. Information about health problems. How to keep healthy. Advice on when to call for help.
- Action for Victims of Medical Accidents. - Registered charity giving free advice about complaining about healthcare or clinical negligence litigation in the UK.
- CareHealth -guide to private health care UK - Independent guide to private health care in the UK. Private hospitals, self-payment, medical insurance. Includes BMI Healthcare, BUPA Hospitals, Nuffield Hospitals, NHS Private Wings
- Clinical Claims - Advice site to refer and handle clinical negligence claims. For patients who are the victims of medical accidents and those who support and advise them.
- Discern Project - Tool for assessing the quality of health information found on the Internet. Designed for use by consumers and still under development by the University of Oxford.
- Embarrassing Problems - Information and excerpts from the book to help deal with health problems that are difficult to discuss, including shyness, baldness, acne, and sex.
- Healthsites - Find healthcare information and advice from medical conditions, health organisations, complementary medicine, local services and up to date health news.
- Hip Replacement - The site provides information about hip replacement surgery, its advantages and disadvantages and what to expect in hospital before, during and after surgery.
- Malcolm Rowley Trust - The story of Malcolm Rowley, as told by his mother, who died while in the care of Social Services. Site provides factual information about the rights and responsibilities of parents and carers.
- Medical Claims - A site produced by Medical Litigation, the monthly Medico-Legal Journal. How to complain about medical treatment and advice on how to set about making a claim.
- The Medical Defence Union - Prepared by the body charged with defending doctors in claims of medical negligence. This site has many helpful pages of information for both the professional and the patient.
- Medical Pages - Directory listing UK health sites. Hospitals, GP practices, specialist sites, support groups, medical and health products.
- Medicdirect.co.uk - Includes Web site containing a good collection of medical information.
- Medway Carers Centre - Offers support with benefits, letter writing and dealing with professionals.
- NetDoctor - A collection of health information for patients, provided by an independent commercial company with a team of medical editors.
- Patient Information Publications - directory of health sites with informative reviews.
- Patient Opinion - Unofficial online service enabling patients to share their experiences of health care in order to help others and encourage change for the better.
- Patient Protect - Unofficial organisation which aims to expose and prevent neglect and incompetence in the health service. Examples of problems, advice on how to complain, and a list of relevant organisations.
- The Patients Association - A national voluntary organisation run by an elected Council and independent of government and health service organisations. Advises, supports and campaigns for better services for patients.
- Private Healthcare UK - helps people find information about private health insurance, private hospitals, nursing and residential care, health screening and the private healthcare industry in general.
- Student Health - Includes information for students and young people on travel, sport, sexual and other health issues.
- Surgery Door - Health information site produced by Intouch with Health Limited. Good range of information covering specific diseases, healthy living, alternative medicine and using NHS services.
- TheSite - YouthNet UK is a small registered charity, providing information on drugs, health, sex, housing and relationships for young people in the UK.
- Webhealth - Information and advice to health professionals and patients with self-help groups, research, nutritional advice, alternative and complementary medicine.
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