Health & medicine
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Key links
Know UK [24/7]
directories and information for health & welfare
Oxford Reference Online [24/7]
Reference material for medicine
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Health information at Marylebone Information Service
Find out what's available in the Westminster Libraries Health Information collection.
WELDIS
Details of services in and around Westminster for: older people, carers, people with disabilities, chronic illness, mental health or substance misuse problems.
Health for kids? See Webtastic
NHS Choices
The NHS choices site includes information about the NHS and the 24 hour advice line staffed by nurses, a search box for local services such as doctors and dentists, and a health encyclopedia explaining key medical concepts. This site includes the NHS Direct facility: aimed at helping you to find out what your symptoms may indicate.
British Medical Journal
Features a searchable archive of research articles from 1840 to 2006 (upon registration) and BMJ Careers for job advertisements and educational opportunities.
Medline
Long-established database of medical articles and reports from a huge range of international journals. Not simple to use, but offers on-site tutorials.
Boots WebMD
Wide-ranging collection of articles on medical conditions, healthy living and health-related news.
BBC Health
Gateway site to a wide range of health issues, and links to current TV & radio programmes.
Conditions and treatment
NetDoctor
Comprehensive collection of health resources, including clear and simple guides to conditions, medicines, and common procedures and examinations.
Patient UK
Medical information resource designed for patients. All the links are to UK sites.
Contact a Family
A-Z of specific conditions and rare syndromes giving details of support groups. The emphasis is on conditions affecting children.
UK Self Help Groups
Links and contact details for over 700 UK self-help and support groups.
Merck manual
Popular edition of the long-established guide to medical conditions, detailing signs and symptoms, prognosis, and non-surgical treatments.
Embarrassing Problems
"Straight talking, good advice" - on a variety of hard-to-talk-about medical conditions.
Health services
Dr Foster Guides
Patient-centred guides on services provided throughout the UK relating to Birth, Infertility, Breast Cancer, Complementary Therapy and Diabetes. The site also features hospital, birth, complementary practitioner, and Consultant guides.
General Medical Council
Information about the medical profession in the UK, including a searchable register of all doctors - The Medical Register qualified to practice in the UK, and information about training for the profession. Use NHS Choices to find a GP.
Hospice Information
Information about and directory of hospice services world-wide.
Dentists Register
A register of qualified dentists in the UK. Use NHS Choices to find a dental surgery.
Drugs and medicines
British National Formulary
(requires free registration) - The official guide to prescription drugs available to doctors in the UK.
electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC)
Database maintained by the pharmaceutical industry, giving access to Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and Patient Information Leaflets (PILs), covering areas such as dose, indications, contra-indications, side-effects and pharmacological properties.
Vaccine information from the NHS
All you need to know about vaccinations from children, to teenagers, to adults and travel vaccines.
Alternative therapies
The Alternative Guide
- to alternative and complementary healing in London and the South East.
Healthy Pages
Thousands of therapists in dozens of complementary health disciplines from Acupressure to Zero Balancing. Also links to forums, events, workshops, and professional training.
HerbMed
Database of scientific information concerning the modern and traditional uses of herbs in healthcare.
Complementary Practitioner Directory
Directory of practitioners in acupuncture, homoeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic and herbal medicine
Disabilities
WELDIS
Information about services for older and disabled people in Westminster.
Disabled Living Foundation
News, information and links on all matters related to disability, with special emphasis on adaptive equipment to assist with disability.
Mental health
Mind
Mind is an organisation that, as well as campaigning for those with mental health issues, provides help and advice, and links to other organisations.
Working for Wellness
WfW was established as part of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies. It is described as a "practical resource to support services and people affected by mental illness". It links to support in local areas throughout London including Westminster.
Internet Mental Health
Encyclopedia of mental health information. Information about disorders includes descriptions taken from ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Information about counselling, including a searchable directory of therapists and collections of useful links.
Child and adolescent health
KidsHealth
Extensive resource about childhood health from prenatal to adolescence, provided by medical experts at the American Nemours Foundation, specialising in child health.
Vaccines for kids and teens
Information for parents about vaccinations for children and adults (including MMR).
Women's health
BBC Women's health
Comprehensive guide to women's health issues.
Women's Health Information
A guide to women's health issues compiled by an obstetrician, particularly relating to pregnancy and childbirth.
Men's health
MaleHealth
News, information and advice about men's health and lifestyles
Older people's health
Saga Health
Health information from the company specialising in services for older people.
Care Homes Guide
Guide to 18,000 care homes nationwide with a variety of search options.
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Sport & recreation
Statistics
Oldies Online - services and websites of particular interest to older people.
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