All-Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS
Backbench group of MPs and Peers in the UK Parliament. Reports and publications, news, HIV in Parliament, Parliamentary Meetings, Background, Membership, contact details and links.
http://www.appg-aids.org.uk

Association of Directors of Social Services
Represents all the directors of social services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Includes information on the Association, membership and key policy issues.
http://www.adss.org.uk

Department of Health
Official website of UK Department of Health, the government department responsible for public health issues. Provides material which is primarily for use by health and social care professionals, academics and other interested parties.
http://www.doh.gov.uk

Food Standards Agency
Provides information on UK food safety - news, regulations, research and other pertinent information.
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk

Health and Safety Executive
Government body with a statutory role in protecting the health and safety of people at work throughout Great Britain.
http://www.hse.gov.uk

Health and Safety Laboratory
The HSL is an Agency of the Health and Safety Executive which supports HSE in ensuring that risks to people's health and safety from work activities are properly controlled. The services offered by the HSL are detailed on this site.
http://www.hsl.gov.uk

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
Provides information on fertility matters. It includes a plain english guide for patients.
http://www.hfea.gov.uk

Human Genetics Commission
The UK Government's advisory body on how new developments in human genetics will impact on people and on health care. Its remit is to give ministers strategic advice on the "big picture" of human genetics, with a particular focus on social and e
http://www.hgc.gov.uk

National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Special Health Authority with the task of systematically appraising health interventions and producing national guidance on effectiveness. Full details of evidence and appraisal process are supplied.
http://www.nice.org.uk

Prescription Pricing Authority
This site contains information about the PPA, which is a Special Health Authority within the NHS. Amalgamated pescribing data (the PACT centre pages) is available.
http://www.ppa.org.uk

Public Health Laboratory Service
Official body (England and Wales) for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring infectious diseases. Statistics and fact sheets available.
http://www.phls.co.uk

UK National Blood Service
UK National Blood Service site provides information on becoming a donor, where to make your donation, and facts about blood and statistics about uk donations and donors.
http://www.bloodnet.nbs.nhs.uk