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NHS Direct Online - http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
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. |
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Discern Project - http://www.discern.org.uk/
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. |
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Proprietary Association of Great Britain - http://www.pagb.co.uk/
Represents the manufacturers of over-the-counter medicines and food supplements. Provides industry details, consumer research, and comments on topical issues. |
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http://www.thesite.org - http://www.thesite.org
YouthNet UK is a small registered charity, providing information on drugs, health, sex, housing and relationships for young people in the UK. |
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Private Healthcare UK - http://www.privatehealth.co.uk
helps people find information about private health insurance, private hospitals, nursing and residential care, health screening and the private healthcare industry in general. |
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Medical Pages - http://www.medicalpages.co.uk
Directory listing UK health sites. Hospitals, GP practices, specialist sites, support groups, medical and health products. |
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Medical Claims - http://www.medicalclaims.co.uk/
How to complain about medical treatment and advice on how to set about making a claim. |
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Webhealth - http://www.webhealth.co.uk
Information and advice to health professionals and patients with self-help groups, research, nutritional advice, alternative and complementary medicine. |
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CareHealth -guide to private health care UK - http://www.carehealth.co.uk/index.htm
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 |
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Patient Protect - http://www.patientprotect.org/
Unofficial organisation which aims to expose and prevent neglect and incompetence in the health service. Examples of problems, advice on how to complain, and a list of relevant organisations. |