These are sites we are currently promoting (at the recommendation of the partners)- we plan to update this page whenever we receive new sites of interest. We would love to hear your comments or suggestions for more links. If there are any topics you wish to look at, we would try our best to find a site we could recommend. Please click on each title to find out more and view the website.
BBC Health
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions – well written, generally reliable information on everything from the common cold to social anxiety disorder. A good resource for finding out about complementary therapies
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
https://www.cqc.org.uk – Interesting website to help you understand how we are regulated and what is involved in inspections
Foreign Travel Information
Health website including Self help groups
Male health
https://safeline.org.uk/services/national-male-helpline/ – Frequently Asked Questions and a help page for ‘Male Help’
National Data Opt-out
https://digital.nhs.uk/services/national-data-opt-out – A website to help you set your data preferences.
NHS Blood giving
https://www.blood.co.uk/ – information on giving blood and how it helps.
NHS Common Health Questions
https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/ – common and frequent questions that the NHS are asked.
NHS Find a local Service
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/services-near-you/ – find your services local to you
NHS Find a Pharmacy
https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy – locate pharmacies closest to you based on a postcode
NHS Organ Donation
https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/ – information on Organ Donation and how you can help.
NHS Service Finder
https://servicefinder.nhs.uk/login – Find an NHS service near you, check opening times and access other non-public information. Sign up is free and helps ensure patients have access to the most appropriate care.
When you sign up, you will receive a verification email. You need to go into the email you signed up with and verify it using the link that was sent.
NHS Symptom Checker
https://usetherightservice.com/self-care/nhs-symptom-checker/ – helping you get the best help for your symptoms
Patient UK
www.patient.co.uk this site is produced by doctors working with an information systems company. As an EMIS practice you can access this site to book a doctor’s appointment online (once you have been given the necessary access codes from the surgery reception team)
Sexual Health Advice
Shared Electronic Records
http://www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk/summary – information on summary records, how to gain access to them and how they can be used.
Teenage Health
What to be wary of – websites set up by companies
Sponsored websites – these may not be bad, in fact they are often accurate, but they may be biased, with an emphasis on medication rather than other treatments.
Online diagnosis websites – tempting to find out what is wrong by ticking boxes and submitting a form – no doctors would diagnose using a form and sites that tell you what is wrong and how to cure it are invariably selling something.