Useful Links
You may find the following healthcare related links useful.
Please note that the links below are to external websites which
are not connected to Bupa Cromwell Hospital (see disclaimer).
General Health Information
BBC
Health
Qualified doctors produce a vast amount of information on this
easy-to-read site, including advice on dealing with the NHS,
effective doctor-patient communication and making decisions about
the healthcare you want.
Best
Treatments
Find out what treatments really work for a range of conditions.
Department of Health
The Department of Health's website giving a wealth of information
on all aspects of health and social care policy.
Embarrassing
Problems
This site explains in detail the causes and cures of health
problems that could make you blush.
Immunisation
All aspects of immunisation related information are covered with a
specific area devoted to MMR.
Medical Dictionary
An extensive online medical dictionary.
Medline
This service provides access to extensive, up to date information
about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to
consumer health information.
Men’s Health Forum
National Childbirth
Trust
This site gives a wealth of information on childcare as well as
before during and after pregnancy.
National Electronic Library for
Health
This NHS pilot site provides detailed information on diseases and
their treatment.
NHS
Direct
Provides a gateway to high quality Internet information sources and
general information on the NHS.
OMNI
(Organising Medical Networked Information)
A gateway to evaluated, quality Internet resources in health and
medicine, aimed at students, researchers, academics and
practitioners in the health and medical sciences.
Patient
UK
A brilliant directory of patient information and health advice with
links to self help groups and disease information.
The Patient's Internet
Handbook
A book that helps patients find high quality and relevant
information specific to their needs. It also provides helpful
advice on searching for and evaluating Web sites.
Private Health
Advise
A public interest website focused on how private healthcare
works in the UK
Traveller's Health
A section within the National Centre for Infectious Diseases site,
which gives very useful information on vaccinations, outbreaks and
specific diseases that can affect travellers.
UK Health Centre
An extensive library of indexed resources for both patients and
carers.
Well
Aware
This site offers a huge range of information on medical
conditions.
Professional Bodies
The Healthcare
Commission
The Healthcare Commission promotes improvement in quality of the
NHS and independent healthcare by assessing the performance of
healthcare organisations and awarding annual performance
ratings.
Royal Colleges
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Royal College of General
Practitioners
Royal College of Midwives
Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists
Royal College of
Ophthalmologists
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child
Health
Royal College of Pathologists
Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Radiographers
Royal College of Speech and Language
Therapists
Royal College of Surgeons
Societies and Associations
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgeons
Independent Doctors
Forum
Independent Healthcare
Association
Royal Society of Medicine
World Health Organisation
Alternative Medicine
Alternative/Complementary
Medicine
A section within the Medline site is devoted to information on
ongoing clinical trials and current research. For specific types of
alternative medicine see, Acupuncture, chiropractic, Homeopathy and
Osteopathy.
Acupuncture
The British Medical
Acupuncture Society and the British Acupuncture Council
are both sites offering related information.
Chiropractic
This site offers background information about chiropractic as
well as a directory of UK registered chiropractors.
Homeopathy
The British Homeopathic site offers information on homeopathy as
well as a database of homeopathic practitioners.
Osteopathy
The General Osteopathic Council's site gives all relevant
information as well as a database of registered practitioners.
Disease Information and Support
AIDS
Terrence Higgins Trust
Alzheimers Disease
Alzheimer's Disease Society
Arthritis
Arthritis Care
Arthritis Research Campaign
Asthma
National Asthma Campaign
Society
Back Problems
Back Care
- National Organisation for Healthy Backs
Blindness
Royal National Institute for the
Blind
Brain Conditions
Gamma Knife Surgery
Brain and Spine Foundation -
Medical charity providing information and services for people with
neurological conditions
Breast Disease
Breast Conditions - Disease Information for Patients and
General Practitioners
HerSource
- Promotion of early detection and awareness
My
Breast - The A-Z of breast disease
Cancer
Breast Cancer Campaign UK -
Researching the cure
Cancer Advice - Resource for
patients and their families
CancerBACUP
Cancer
Help - Information about cancer and cancer care from The Cancer
Research Campaign
CancerWEB - Resource for
patients, clinicians and researchers
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
Macmillan Cancer Relief
Marie Curie Cancer Care
The Cancer Research Campaign
Cirrhosis
British Liver
Trust
Coaliac Disease
(listed under Digestive disorders)
Cot Death
Foundation for the Study of Infant
Deaths
Craniofacial Disorders
Facing
the world
Diabetes
Diabetes
UK
Digestive Disorders
Digestive Disorders
Foundation
Eating Disorders
The International Eating
Disorders Centre
Eating Disorders
Support
Eating Disorders Support is a self-help organisation whose aim
is to provide help and support for anyone affected by eating
disorders
Epilepsy
British Epilepsy
Association
The National Society for
Epilepsy
Eye Disorders
London Vision
Clinic
Provides an informative guide about laser eye surgery called
The UK Guide to Laser Eye Surgery written by Professor Dan Z
Reinstein.
Royal National Institute for the
Blind
Hearing Problems
Royal National Institute for Deaf
People
Heart Disease
British Heart Foundation
HIV and AIDS
Aidsmap
British HIV Association
National AIDS Trust
Aegis
Impotence
Impotence Association
Incontinence
Continence
Foundation
Infertility
The National Infertility Support
Network
Kidney Cancer
Kidney
Cancer UK was founded by two kidney cancer patients and aims to
provide patients and their carers with access to reliable
information about the disease.
Knee Conditions
Simple Guide for Sufferers from
Knee Problems
Laser Eye Surgery
London Vision
Clinic
Provides an informative guide about laser eye surgery called
The UK Guide to Laser Eye Surgery written by Professor Dan Z
Reinstein.
Liver Disease
British Liver Trust
Lung Disease
British Lung Foundation
Lupus
Lupus UK
Malaria
Malaria Foundation International
Meningitis
National Meningitis
Trust
Mental Health
Florence
Nightingale Hospitals
Mental Health Charity
National Institute of Mental
Health
Migraines
The Migraine Action
Association
The World Headache Alliance
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy
Group
Osteoporosis
HerSource
- Promotion of early detection and awareness
National Osteoporosis Society
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease Society
Pregnancy
Women's Health information
Prostate Cancer
The Prostate Cancer
Charity - The largest UK charity working specifically in the
field of prostate cancer.
Prostate Research Campaign
UK
Psoriasis
The Psoriasis Association
Reproductive Health
Society of Health Advisors in Sexually
Transmitted Diseases
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle
Cell - The resource to the Sickle Cell Disease Patient
Skin
Skin Care Campaign
Smoking
Action on smoking and health
Giving up smoking
Quit
smoking
Sports Injuries
Medisport
Sport Fracture
Clinic
Strokes
The Stroke Association
Thyroid Disease
Endocrine Surgeon
Varicose Veins
All about
Veins
Food and Nutrition
The British Dietetic Association
Established in 1936, was formed to provide training and
facilities for Dietitians.
The Food Standard Agency
An independent food safety watchdog set up by an Act of
Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer
interests in relation to food.
The Nutrition Society
With the aim to advance the scientific study of nutrition
and its application to the maintenance of human and animal
health.
Medicines
All
Cures
This site offers free delivery of NHS and private
prescriptions.
British National Formulary
The site
that most UK health professionals would refer to.
Electronic Medicines Compendium
This site gives the public up to date information on all
prescription medicines for the first time.
Medicine Chest
A directory of all over-the-counter medicines and food supplements
available to treat various problems, including price and dosage
instructions.
Pharmacy2U
This site offers free delivery of private and NHS
prescriptions.
US Pharmacopoeia
Although with a US bias, this website is a useful source of
detailed drug information.
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