Useful Websites

 

Below are listed some websites you might find helpful:

 

 

 Abuse Victims

NAPAC-National association for people abused in childhood

http://www.abuse-survivors.org.uk

http://www.napac.org.uk

Adfam – help for family members faced with drug & alcohol problems

http://www.adfam.org.uk/


Age Concern – advice for older people

http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/


Baby World – information & support for todays parents

http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/baby/


BBC Health – health & fitness website of the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/


Best Treatments – clinical evidence for patients from the British Medical Journal

http://besthealth.bmj.com/btuk/home.jsp


Bournemouth Hospital

http://www.rbch.nhs.uk/


Bournemouth & Poole Primary Care Trust

http://www.bournemouthandpoole-pct.nhs.uk/


British Association of Dermatologists – information about skin diseases

http://www.bad.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx


British Heart Foundation – information on heart disease & related matters

http://www.bhf.org.uk/


British Nutrition Foundation – evidence-based nutritional advice

http://www.nutrition.org.uk/home.asp?siteId=43§ionId=s


British Pregnancy Advisory Service – advice about unwanted pregnancies

http://www.bpas.org/


Brook – sexual health & contraception advice for people under 25 years

http://www.brook.org.uk/content/


Macmillan – information and advice service about cancer

http://www.macmillan.org.uk


CancerHelp UK – information service about cancer by Cancer Research UK

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/


Cancer Screening – information on NHS cancer screening programmes

http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/


Carers Information – support for informal carers

http://www.carersinformation.org.uk/


Childline – helpline for children and young people

http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx


Christchurch Hospital

http://www.rbch.nhs.uk/


Citizens Advice Bureau – help with legal, money & other problems

http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/


Contact a Family – for families with disabled children

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/index.php?section=861


Department of Health – health & social care policies, guidance & publications

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Home


DVLA – driver and vehicle licensing agency

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/


Embarrassing Problems – problems that are difficult to discuss with anyone

http://www.embarrassingproblems.co.uk/


Epilepsy Action – largest member-led epilepsy organisation in Britain

http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/


Goingfora – information about going for an X-ray, a scan or radiotherapy

http://www.goingfora.com/


Health Protection Agency – protecting health & well-being of the population

http://www.hpa.org.uk/


Healthtalkonline – share other people’s experiences of health and illnesses

http://www.healthtalkonline.org/


Healthsites – health related information for non-medical people

http://www.healthsites.co.uk/patientzone.php


Heartstats – British heart foundation’s statistics website

http://www.heartstats.org/homepage.asp


KidsHealth – health information from birth through adolescence

http://kidshealth.org/


Likeitis – information for young people on sex education and teenage life

http://www.likeitis.org/indexuk.html


Macmillan Cancer Relief – information with practical & emotional support

http://www.macmillan.org.uk/


Marie Stopes International – sexual & reproductive health information

http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/Home.aspx


Medinfo – easy to understand medical information written by a GP

http://www.medinfo.co.uk/


Men’s Health Forum – about all aspects of men’s health policy

http://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/


Mencap – support for people with learning difficulties & families & carers

http://www.mencap.org.uk/


Mental Health Foundation – biggest website on mental health & illness in UK

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/


NaTHNaC – promoting clinical standards in travel medicine

http://www.nathnac.org/


National Deaf Children’s Society – support, information & advice

http://www.ndcs.org.uk/


NetDoctor – quality-assessed information from UK health professionals

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/index.shtml


NHS Direct – 24 hour health assistance online

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/


NHS Choices – information about NHS services in the local area

http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/homepage.aspx


NSPCC – charity for child protection and prevention of cruelty to children

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/default.html


Parentline Plus – support for anyone parenting a child

http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/


Patient UK – comprehensive, up-to-date information provided by GP’s

http://www.patient.co.uk/


Poole Hospital

http://www.poole.nhs.uk/


Quackwatch – your guide to quackery, health fraud & intelligent decisions

http://www.quackwatch.org/


Relate – information about relationship counselling & sex therapy

http://www.relate.org.uk/


Royal College of Psychiatrists – mental health information

http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/


Royal National Institute of the Blind – helping life with sight loss

http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/InternetHome.hcsp


Royal National Institute of the Deaf – helping deaf & hard of hearing people

http://www.rnid.org.uk/


Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – awareness & prevention

http://www.rospa.com/index.htm


RUThinking – information about contraception and sex for teenagers

http://www.ruthinking.co.uk/


Samaritans – 24 hour support for those in distress or despair

http://www.samaritans.org/


SANDS – stillbirth and neonatal death society

http://www.uk-sands.org/


Surgery Door – general health information

http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/index.asp


Teenage Health Freak – health information for teenagers

http://www.teenagehealthfreak.org/homepage/index.asp

Travel Advice – from the foreign and commonwealth office

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/


Travel Health – more travel information

http://www.travelhealth.co.uk/


UK Self Help – links to hundreds of self-help organisations

http://www.ukselfhelp.info/


What Should I Do – a practical guide to self-care

http://www.whatshouldido.com/


Women’s Health Information – accurate health information for women

http://www.womens-health.co.uk/


Young Minds – support and advice regarding the mental health of children

http://www.youngminds.org.uk/


YouthHealthTalk – young person’s real life experiences of health and lifestyle

http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Home


 


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