Surf these sites: Body Health 2000 (UK) -- Directory of UK based health practitioners and professionals. Good search facility. Search by specialty and by county or town. 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. Doctor Patient Partnership -- Charitable organisation which promotes the responsible use of health services. Offers practical advice on a variety of common problems. Health In Focus -- Online health and medical information resource. Produced by an independent publishing company (Medicom UK Ltd) and funded by educational sponsorships. Provides good quality information which is written and edited by health professionals. HeathIndex UK -- A gateway to healthcare information on the Web. The site has a UK focus. 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. Internet based medical information and web-sites -- A comprehensive directory of medical specialists and health information, based upon web-sites submitted by health care professionals and related companies. 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. NHS Direct Online -- Official Web site for the NHS 24 hour telephone helpline, NHS Direct. Information about health problems. How to keep healthy. Advice on when to call for help. NetDoctor -- Extensive collection of health information for paients, provided by an independent commercial company with a team of medical editors. Patient Information Publications -- directory of health sites with informative reviews. Patient Radiology Information Services -- Written by two radiologists. Good, clear information about different types of X-ray tests, ultrasound scans, MRI scans. Safety issues. Patient Support Trust -- Provides a limited amount of information online, but distributes large numbers of leaflets from other sources to GPs waiting rooms via a fee paying ''Waiting Room Information System''. Good selection of links to other health related Internet sites. 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. 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. The Health Service Ombudsman -- Investigates complaints about the National Health Service, but only after the official local complaints channel has been used and if a patient or patient''s representative is still unhappy with the handling of the complaint. The NHS A to Z -- Good comprehensive guide to the National Health Service. How the NHS is funded and organised, who does what, and how to get access to services. Produced by the independent Help for Health Trust with funding from the NHS. 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. The Quality Information Checklist -- Checklist to help you assess the quality of information you find on the Internet. UKHealthNet -- UK site run by a UK doctor. Medical advice and information for the general public.
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