Useful Web Links

Disease-Specific Web Links

www.alzforum.org - Alzheimer's Research Forum
www.asthma.org.uk - Very informative site about Asthma
www.asthma.org.uk/kidszone/index.php - Learn about asthma medication and how to use them.
www.arthritiscare.org.uk - Arthritis Care
www.coeliac.co.uk - Coeliac disease foundation
www.childbereavement.org.uk - The Child Bereavement Trust
www.uk-sands.org - SANDS Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society
www.arc-uk.org - ARC Antenatal Results and Choices
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk - Miscarriage Association
www.bad.org.uk -British Association of Dermatology
www.dermatology.co.uk - Educational resource for skin conditions and their treatments
www.dermis.net/index_ehtm - Dermatology on-line atlas
www.diabetes.org.uk - Diabetes society UK
www.hyp.ac.uk/bhsinfo - British Hypertension Society
www.sane.org.uk - Mental illness web site
www.eyeuk.com - EyeUK is a resource of links to and reviews of UK www-sites related to the eye, vision and ophthalmology
www.nos.org.uk - National Osteoporosis society
www.yahoo.co.uk/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/ - Long list of diseases and conditions with links to relevant web sites
www.thyroid-fed.org/members/TED.html - Thyroid eye Disease Association
www.btf-thyroid.org - British Thyroid Foundation, patient led charitable organization dedicated to helping those with thyroid disorders.

Pregnancy Links

www.earlypregnancy.com -Special interest group early pregnancy
www.emedicine.com/med/topic3308.htm - Gives useful information about threatening miscarriage

Cancers

www.cancerbacup.org.uk - UK based resource on cancer information and support for patients and carers
www.cancerhelp.org.uk
www.prostate-cancer.org.uk -Prostate cancer info
www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cancerdatabase - US National Cancer Institute with peer reviewed summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics and supportive care. At present (dec 2004) 70 cancers reviewed.PDQ stands for Physician Data Query.
www.skincancer.org - Patients info on skin cancers

Clinical / Guidlines / Books

bms.brown.edu/pedisurg/Brown/IBCategories.html - Paediatric surgical images
rms.nelh.nhs.uk - Special libraries of CVD, Diabetes, Child health, Emergency care, Guidelines, Protocols, Screening, Women's health, MSK, Oral health, Health management.
www.gpnotebook.co.uk - GPnotebook is an online encyclopaedia of medicine
www.drsref.com.au/books.html - Textbooks with on-line presence link page from Australia
www.guideline.gov/ - US department of health guidelines
www.nice.org.uk - National Institute of Clinical Effectiveness
www.prodigy.nhs.uk - Prodigy, providing access to clinical knowledge about the common conditions and symptoms managed in Primary care
www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html - Good resource about viruses
embryo.soad.umich..edu/index.html - Embryology, US national institute of Child Health and Human development 3 dimensional growing embryos
www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/painpag/index2.html - Excellent collesction of websites about pain. Subject areas include cancer and chronic pain, arthritis and perioperative issues.

Health Promotion

www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/books/tag/index.asp PowerPoint presentations for downloading about smoking

Training

www.yorkshiredeanery.com - Yorkshire deanery
www.bradfordvts.co.uk - Educational resources
medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/ecg_outline/index.html - ECG learning centre
www.acls.net - Interactive Cardiac life support training site
www.mdchoice.com/ekg/ekg.asp - Collection of ECGs with diagnosis and Analysis
www.trauma.org - Critical care web site with moulage practice
www.co.gaston.nc.us/gemshp/training/heart-tones.htm - Website for those wanting to revise the subject of heart-murmurs
www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/medic Practice your internet skills at
www.hrspatients.org - Heart rhythm society
nww.wakefieldhis.nhs.uk/organisation/healthinformaticstraining - Health Informatics Training (NHSNet Only)

Legal

Department of Health

www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm - Department of health Kid's page
www.doh.gov.uk - Department of Health, providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications
www.statistics.gov.uk - Government Statistical Service

Royal Colleges / BMJ / GMC

Consumer Health Information

www.bad.org.uk/patients/leaflets/ - British Association of Dermatology patients leaflets
www.healthanswers.com/ - Well organised information aimed at consumers
www.patient.co.uk -Information about health related problems with large section of leaflets on health and disease
www.cochraneconsumer.com - Consumer orientated trusted site
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ - NHS Direct on-line health information for consumers
www.chc.org/bugbusting/ -Community hygiene concern, info about Lice and Toxocara
www.ukselfhelp.info./ - UK self help groups
www.medicines-partnership.org - Initiative supported by the Department of Health, aimed at enabling patients to get the most outof medicines, by involving them as partners in decisions about treatment and supporting them in medicine taking
health.allrefer.com/health/abortion-threatened.html - Health information for consumers, special miscarriage
www.skincarecampain.org/ - Skin care campaign, a mantle organization of representing the intrest of all patients with skin disease

Flying / Driving and Health

Prescribing

www.medicines.org.uk - This site contains the latest Medicines Compendium (eMC), patient information and recent updates.
www.ppa.org.uk - Prescription Pricing Authority

Voluntary Work

Alternative Medicine

Vaccination Information