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Jargon Buster
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For any medical abbreviations and
acronyms you don’t understand in any of the links below! |
General Health
Information
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The
Official NHS portal to everything in the NHS and for health information
including an encyclopaedia |
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Excellent source of hundreds of excellent information leaflets and
source for research into any conditions and treatment |
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Sensible (reasonably main-stream) and wide-ranging with useful links |
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Truly
encyclopaedic site giving information, advice and links including
complementary medicine. |
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Where
to find the best treatments and the supporting scientific evidence. Excellent site from the British Medical
Journal |
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Advice
on life’s more embarrassing problems. |
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Independent
medical and general health advice and links |
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Useful
research tool for all the family’s health |
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Being a Patient |
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Health
consumer site- you and your rights. Helpline |
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Become an expert patient and help take control of your chronic
condition and communicate more effectively with health professionals. Courses
and information |
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Sharing and talking about the experience of illness for both patients
and healthcare professionals. An excellent, award-winning site |
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Mis-information |
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A family doctor investigates and reports on web health frauds |
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Focuses
upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems |
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An
American non-profit corporation whose purpose is to combat
health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. |
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Travel
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Free
NHS ( |
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Set
up by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine it is now an
international travel advice and supply organisation |
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The
official Dept. of Health site incl. downloadable E111 and masses of really
useful advice |
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Disability |
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Vast
amount of information on choosing equipment for independent living for those with
disabilities |
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Useful
portal to many sites dealing with disability issues, benefits, services,
information and products |
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A
company (NB not the only one) selling a huge variety of disability aids
(local branch in Mill Hill). Useful site to see what’s available |
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Masses
of information, leaflets and advice for all hearing related problems and
relatives of sufferers. Helpline. Excellent site. |
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Huge
site for all visual problems, including a shop for all sorts of visual aids
and publications |
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Specific Conditions & Specialised Organisations
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Allergy UK
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Sensible up to date information and advice +
Help-Line for all types of allergy |
Age Concern
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Alzheimer's Society
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Useful
information, news and advice |
Arthritis Research Campaign
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Excellent
site for all types of arthritis, joint and back pains. Latest news and
information |
Diabetes UK
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The
official diabetes site for everything diabetic |
Cancerbacup
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Information,
news and links about all cancers. Helpline. An invaluable site for sufferers,
relatives, friends, carers. |
NHS Cancer Screening
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Info
about the national screening
programmes for Breast and Cervical cancer and |
National Asthma Campaign
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The
official asthma site – news, advice and information |
National Eczema Society
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Information
and Help-Line |
Psoriasis Association
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A new
site, rather basic but worth watching |
Psoriasis Forum
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A useful
self-help and information site set up by a sufferer |
British
Thoracic Society
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For
information about lung and chest conditions |
British Heart Foundation
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All
about your heart and heart disease |
The Stroke Association
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Information,
support and campaigns for sufferers and carers |
British
Hypertension Society
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Advice
about your blood pressure |
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Information
for sufferers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
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All you
ever wanted to know about the liver, hepatitis etc |
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NHS
sexually transmitted diseases site – frank (and fun) |
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Run by
patients for patients with kidney problems. Includes local groups. |
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Source
of advice booklets on kidney conditions and a Help-Line. Not much on-line
yet. |
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Excellent
source of information including pictures of the typical rashes and a
telephone helpline |
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Research
news, information and support including help-line |
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Information
and advice about eye care and eye conditions from the experts |
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Information,
advice and links regarding incontinence |
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The leading
HIV & AIDS charity in the |
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Smoking, Drugs & Alcohol
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Giving up Smoking
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The
NHS smoking cessation advice and information site |
Alcoholics Anonymous
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One source of help – not for
everyone but can be a life saver |
Addaction
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A
national charity with excellent informative website and Addaction Brent
provides free advice, information, support, and complementary therapies to
drug and alcohol users, families and friends, plus needle exchange scheme and
drop-in. For anyone living in the borough of Brent. |
Exchange Supplies
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Useful source of drug
paraphernalia and advice of all sorts for harm reduction |
Methadone Alliance
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Advice, information and advocacy
for those using drug replacement therapy such as methadone and subutex |
Recovery
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The web-site of a Welsh drug and
alcohol treatment agency offering useful advice for sufferers and their
families and friends. Lots of links to treatment. |
Mental Health, Emotional & Psychological Problems and Counselling
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N W London Mental Health Trust
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Services
for our patients living in Brent and |
Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Useful
information leaflets and resources – the ‘official’ word! |
Mental Health Resource Centre
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Hundreds
of links to sites dealing with mental health issues and services such as
counselling and other therapies. Great starting point! |
Samaritans
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24 Hr
telephone support when in need |
Relate
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Relationship,
sexual and marital counselling and conciliation |
Find
a Counsellor or Therapist
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British
Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists search engine to find a
private counsellor or psychotherapist |
Westminster Pastoral Foundation
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Largest
charitable provider of counselling and psychotherapy available at a
reasonable cost |
Depression
Alliance
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Self help group, information and
advice |
Seasonal
Affective Disorder Asscn.
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The SAD
Association is a voluntary organisation and charity which informs the public
and health professions about SAD and supports and advises sufferers |
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Was the
National Schizophrenic Fellowship, now deals with all severe mental illness |
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The leading
mental health charity for policy, advice and news + confidential helpline |
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Local
counselling |
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Commercial
site selling stuff for insomnia sufferers but also a lot of useful advice and
a help-line |
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Information,
support and pressure group |
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Mens’ Health
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from the BBC so it’s sensible and well organised |
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An
independent pressure group setting a UK Male health policy agenda and useful
advice and information. |
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Free
independent information of all sorts, not all of it mainstream |
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Information
and vasectomies for a reasonable fee. |
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Support
and contacts for those with Prostate Cancer |
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Womens’ Health
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from
the BBC so it’s sensible and well organised |
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Step
by step pregnancy guide |
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Everything
you ever wanted to know about making, growing and looking after a baby. For
Mums and Dads |
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A
guide to selective womens’ health problems run by a gynaecologist |
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Voluntary
org. Excellent info on gynaecological issues such as heavy bleeding,
fibroids, hysterectomy, menopause and HRT, pelvic inflammatory disease,
ovarian problems etc. |
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A
charity concerned with disseminating information about women’s health –
excellent. Helpline, fact-sheets etc |
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Support
for women experiencing abuse |
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Contraception
and sexual health advice and information |
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Help and
advice about contraception, abortion, sterilisation. Reasonably priced
private services |
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An
excellent clinician led site of advice and information |
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Information
on the loss of a pregnancy |
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Commercial
site but useful self-help advice and information |
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Information
and support from the main Breast Cancer charity |
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Childrens’ Health
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Set
up by the government: links to local and national organisations involved in
child care |
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NHS information site about all
childhood immunisations – pros, cons, side effects, whatever. Including up to
date news. A good starting point |
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Official
NHS site giving all the FACTS about the MMR story and balancing the rubbish
in the press and on the net |
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Information
for 11-14 year olds as above |
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Online
magazine aimed at mothers |
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Thousands
of pages of guidance and fact sheets organised by parents |
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Advice
about learning and education for children of all ages |
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A commercial site selling solutions to the problems
of bed wetting with some useful advice |
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Excellent source of information including pictures of the
typical rashes and a telephone helpline |
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Some children with hyperactivity may respond to
dietary changes. This group provides advice and support |
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Young Peoples’ Health
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Comprehensive
student health advice written by doctors |
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Information
for 14-16 year olds from DoH but surprisingly cool |
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Complementary
Therapies
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Osteopathy
information and finding a therapist |
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About
homeopathy and where to find a therapist |
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Information
about traditional acupuncture and where to find an acupuncturist |
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British Medical
Acupuncture Society |
Information
from and about doctors who practice acupuncture |
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Soc.of Teachers of the Alexander Technique |
Information
about the Alexander Technique (postural education to improve many aspects of
health and performance) and finding an AT teacher |
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Useful
technique for tension and anxiety |
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Representative
organisation for reflexologists. Useful information and register. |
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Local NHS and
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Brent PCT
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Your Primary Care Trust – the
local NHS organisation |
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All council and social services
provided by Brent |
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Brent Community Website
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All the local community groups
and activities |
NW London Hospitals Trust
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Northwick Park & Central
Middlesex Hospitals |
St Lukes Hospice
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Our fantastic local hospice and
services plus opportunities for voluntary help |
GUM Clinics
in London
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Find a local NHS GUM clinic for
your STD checks |
Caring and Voluntary
Sector
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National charity for providing
information, resources and support for carers |
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Information about legislation,
rights and benefits |
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Pressure
group + information to support carers |
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An on-line resource for potential
volunteers and anyone seeking up to date information on volunteering. |
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Voluntary transport for the sick
and needy- training given |
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National charity for supporting
carers caring at home. Local scheme info available (Brent, Barnet) |
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General Related Sites
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Details of all benefits available |
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Find your local outlet + lots of
useful general advice |
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Charity providing alert bracelets
for those with hidden medical conditions and allergies |
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Local group of volunteers looking
after the beautiful |
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