Links with Health Information

 

There are any number of sites offering health information- below are links to a selection - more specific links are found in Resources .

BBC Health Pages - topical illnesses - often related to soap characters-are well described. 'Your Guide to'....is an excellent round up of ailments.

Complementary Health Sites -see individual entries in Resources

Patient Information Leaflets

Embarrassing Problems - Dr Margaret Steam and colleagues use the privacy of the internet to offer authoratitive advice on delicate matters.

E mail Consulting

Family Health- all aspects of parenting, child care and family life- includes an interactive section

GP Web sites in the UK

Government Departments - including local councils, social services etc

Healthsites UK - points health professionals and patients to reliable health related information

Legal Advice OnLine

Netdoctor.co.uk - UK section of an extensive European Health Informmation site

New Zealand based health information service- run by a GP couple from Ponsonby, Auckland.

NHS Direct - a 24 hour Nurse led telephone advice line providing healthcare advice and assisting you in deciding whether or not you need to see a doctor. Tel. 0845 4647

NHS Direct On Line - internet derivative of NHS Direct providing healthcare information

NHS net -access to -doctoronline.nhs.uk

Patient Information service - excellent site put together by two GPs. A collection of links to other health sites includes links with resources for GPs

Teenagers - Young Minds -on line leaflets and resources. Aimed at parents, carers, young people and health care professionals. Also Pete Payne's homepage at teenagehealthfreak.org is the website of the books by Drs Aidan McFarlane and Ann MacPherson.

Women's Health

 

Other:

American Academy of Family Physicians

American College of Physicians Journal Club

American Medical Association

Best Treatments

www.bupa.co.uk

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Clinical evidence

Family Doctor

InfoRetriever

National Guidelines Clearinghouse

Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters

www.ppphealthcare.co.uk

The Cochrane Library

www.healthfinder.com

www.surgerydoor.co.uk

www.medinex.com

www.drkoop.com

www.mayohealth.org

www.quackwatch.com

www.allcures.com

www.medicalanswer.com

US Preventive Services Task Force