Health

See also Regulation and Inspection of UK health service and Health Promotion

Alcoholics Anonymous

 

Alternative Medicine

Information resources for patients, families and health care workers

Association of British Health-Care Industries

Association for manufacturers of medical technology and devices

BBC disability site

‘Ouch’ – a brilliant disability site

British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP)

 

British Council of Disabled People

 

British Medical Association

 

British Medical Journal (electronic version)

 

Centre for Disability Studies

Leeds University

Combined Health Information Database (CHID)

 

Contact a Family

Charity working with families with disabled children

Crew 2000

Lothians based drugs awareness group

Department of Health

Government department for England and Wales – see also Scottish Executive health and community care pages

Department of Health and Human Sciences (Essex University)

 

Depression Alliance

 

Disability Action Network

Campaigning for civil rights for disabled people in the UK

Disability Discrimination Act (1995)

 

Disability Rights Commission

 

Disability website

The UK government’s disability site (part of the Department of Work and Pensions)

Drugs and alcohol (Guardian site)

 

Drugs Warehouse

NHS site offering impartial advice on drugs, health and legal issues

Drugscope (UK drugs charity)

 

Eating Disorders Association

 

Give Up Smoking

NHS site offering resources to help you quit

Health A to Z

US based health information

Health and Education Research Unit

University of London

Health Scotland

Health Service Ombudsman

Healthcare Providers (UK)

 

King's Fund

Independent health think tank

Manic Depression Fellowship

 

Men's Health Forum

Information for men in the UK

Mental Health Foundation

 

Mind (mental health charity)

Particularly useful information on the 1990 Community Care and NHS Act

Mindout for mental health

 

National Drugs Prevention Alliance

 

National Health Service (NHS)

 

National Institute for Clinical Excellence

 

New Health Network

An independent look at the NHS

New Opportunities Fund

Awards grants to community/voluntary bodies

NHS careers

 

NHS Direct

Online information for every hypochondriac!

NHS Research Centre (York University)

 

Nuffield Trust

Research/policy studies in health

Papyrus

Raising awareness about youth suicide

Progress of Nations

UNICEF site

Rethink - severe mental illness

Formerly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship

Scottish Drugs Forum

Scottish Executive anti drugs campaign

Scottish health statistics

Fantastic site – historical and current health statistics from NHS Scotland. Well worth a visit.

Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC)

Articles and information on a range of social issues, but with a particular emphasis on health.

Transform

Campaigning to change the UK’s drugs laws

Wellcome Trust

Charity funding research into human and animal health

Wired for Health

 

Women's Health

 

World Health Organisation

 

Young Minds

Mental health site for children and young people