For Patients Resources Health United Kingdom
For Patients Resources Health United Kingdom
This is a collection of resources for the consumers of health care (otherwise known as patients).
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NHS Direct Online - Official Web site for the NHS 24 hour telephone helpline, NHS Direct. Information about health problems. How to keep healthy. Advice on when to call for help.
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CareHealth -guide to private health care UK - Independent guide to private health care in the UK. Private hospitals, self-payment, medical insurance. Includes BMI Healthcare, BUPA Hospitals, Nuffield Hospitals, NHS Private Wings
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Proprietary Association of Great Britain - Represents the manufacturers of over-the-counter medicines and food supplements. Provides industry details, consumer research, and comments on topical issues.
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Patient Protect - Unofficial organisation which aims to expose and prevent neglect and incompetence in the health service. Examples of problems, advice on how to complain, and a list of relevant organisations.
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Student Health - Includes information for students and young people on travel, sport, sexual and other health issues.
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Medicdirect.co.uk - Includes Web site containing a good collection of medical information.
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Action for Victims of Medical Accidents. - Registered charity giving free advice about complaining about healthcare or clinical negligence litigation in the UK.
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Private Healthcare UK - helps people find information about private health insurance, private hospitals, nursing and residential care, health screening and the private healthcare industry in general.
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TheSite - YouthNet UK is a small registered charity, providing information on drugs, health, sex, housing and relationships for young people in the UK.
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Webhealth - Information and advice to health professionals and patients with self-help groups, research, nutritional advice, alternative and complementary medicine.
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Medical Claims - How to complain about medical treatment and advice on how to set about making a claim.
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Medway Carers Centre - Offers support with benefits, letter writing and dealing with professionals.
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The Medical Defence Union - Prepared by the body charged with defending doctors in claims of medical negligence. This site has many helpful pages of information for both the professional and the patient.
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The Patients Association - A national voluntary organisation run by an elected Council and independent of government and health service organisations. Advises, supports and campaigns for better services for patients.
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Patient Opinion - Unofficial online service enabling patients to share their experiences of health care in order to help others and encourage change for the better.
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Medical Pages - Directory listing UK health sites. Hospitals, GP practices, specialist sites, support groups, medical and health products.
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Clinical Claims - Advice site to refer and handle clinical negligence claims. For patients who are the victims of medical accidents and those who support and advise them.
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Discern Project - Tool for assessing the quality of health information found on the Internet. Designed for use by consumers and still under development by the University of Oxford.
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