A directory of care providers in the UK
A directory of care providers, social service departments, voluntary organisations, and housing associations in the UK.
http://www.caresupport.com

Action for Victims of Medical Accidents.
Registered charity giving free advice about complaining about healthcare or clinical negligence litigation in the UK.
http://www.avma.org.uk/

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
http://www.carehealth.co.uk/index.htm

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.
http://clinicalclaims.com

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.
http://www.discern.org.uk

Embarrassing Problems
Information and excerpts from the book to help you deal with health problems that are difficult to discuss, including shyness, baldness, acne, and sex.
http://www.embarrassingproblems.co.uk

Health Information for Wirral Area
This is the Wirral Health Services Web site for providing information about Health care, Health Information and support in Wirral
http://www.wirralhealth.org.uk

Healthsites
Find healthcare information and advice from medical conditions, health organisations, complementary medicine, local services and up to date health news.
http://www.healthsites.co.uk

Help for Health Trust
Independent body supplying consumer health information in the UK. Site contains information on Centre for Health Information Quality (CHiQ) and links to other resources.
http://www.hfht.org

Hip Replacement
The site provides information about hip replacement surgery, its advantages and disadvantages and what to expect in hospital before, during and after surgery.
http://www.hipreplacement.co.uk

Malcolm Rowley Trust
The story of Malcolm Rowley, as told by his mother, who died while in the care of Social Services. Site provides factual information about the rights and responsibilities of parents and carers.
http://www.malcolmrowleytrust.co.uk

Medical Claims
A site produced by Medical Litigation, the monthly Medico-Legal Journal. How to complain about medical treatment and advice on how to set about making a claim.
http://www.medicalclaims.co.uk

Medical Neglect UK
A site for raising public awareness of medical negligence.Contains resources for the making of complaints and latest medical news.
http://www.medicalneglect.co.uk

Medical Pages
Directory listing UK health sites. Hospitals, GP practices, specialist sites, support groups, medical and health products.
http://www.medicalpages.co.uk

Medicdirect.co.uk
Extensive Web site containing a good collection of medical information.
http://www.medicdirect.co.uk

Medway Carers Centre
Offers support with benefits, letter writing and dealing with professionals.
http://www.medwaycarerscentre.org.uk

NHS Direct
The 24 hour nurse-led telephone advice service run by the NHS. Provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of common conditions. When to seek medical help. Advice on healthy living.
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

NetDoctor
Extensive collection of health information for paients, provided by an independent commercial company with a team of medical editors.
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk

Patient Information Publications
directory of health sites with informative reviews.
http://www.patient.co.uk

Patient Protect
Unofficial organisation which aims to expose and prevent neglect and incompetence in the health service. Site details some examples of problems, contains useful advice on how to complain and provides a list of relevant organisations.
http://www.patientprotect.org

Patient Radiology Information Services
Written by two radiologists. Good, clear information about different types of X-ray tests, ultrasound scans, MRI scans. Safety issues.
http://members.aol.com/bossdoll

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.
http://www.privatehealth.co.uk

Student Health
Provides information about issues including nutrition, sex, men's and women's health.
http://www.studenthealth.co.uk

Surgery Door
Health information site produced by Intouch with Health Limited. Good range of information covering specific diseases, healthy living, alternative medicine and using NHS services.
http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk

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.
http://www.the-mdu.co.uk

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.
http://www.patients-association.com

The Quality Information Checklist
Checklist to help you assess the quality of information you find on the Internet.
http://www.quick.org.uk

TheSite
YouthNet UK is a small registered charity, providing information on drugs, health, sex, housing and relationships for young people in the UK.
http://www.thesite.org

Webhealth
Information and advice to health professionals and patients with self-help groups, research, nutritional advice, alternative and complementary medicine.
http://www.webhealth.co.uk