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Anticoagulation.com
Some useful information anticoagulation treatment for GPs. Offering software for sale.
www.anticoagulation.com

Binleys Online
UK health and care information specialist provides online National Health Service information including Medical Dictionaries, GP Practices, Hospital Doctors, NHS Local Government and Retail Pharmacists
www.binleys.com

British Hypertension Society
Research into hypertension and related vascular disease, including coronary heart disease. Produces and distributes guidelines and educational materials for health professionals.
www.hyp.ac.uk/bhs

Centre for Health Information Quality
For those involved in producing patient information.
www.hfht.org/chiq/

CESDI - Confidential Enquiries into Stillbirths and Infant Deaths
Annual reports available in PDF format. Bound copies can be ordered. Information on post mortems for patients and professionals.
www.cesdi.org.uk

Clinical Effectiveness and Audit
Information for Clinical Effectiveness, Clinical Audit, Clinical Guidelines, EBM, R&D and Clinical Governance.
clinicalaudit.ukmail.org/

Clinical Governance Research and Development Unit
Resource for GP practices, Primary Care Groups and Health Authorities. Based within the Dept of General Practice, Leicester University. Details of research projects, a model for clinical governance and a number of useful audit protocols are available.
www.le.ac.uk/cgrdu/

Doctors Net UK
Access restricted to GMC registered doctors. Medical databases, pharmaceutical/drug index, medical articles, forums. Free E-mail service available.
www.doctors.net.uk

Health Libraries Network
Network of information from various NHS libraries.
stlis.thenhs.com/

Health News
News and information for medical professionals and those associated with the medical industry.
www.health-news.co.uk/

Inmed Ltd
Teaching resources about meningitis for healthcare professionals, produced by a company owned by the National Meningitis Trust.
www.inmed.co.uk

International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications
Health section of this collaborative project which aims to make scientific information freely available to the worldwide community.
www.inasp.org.uk/health/index.html

Medic8.com
UK medical portal for healthcare professionals on the internet. Access specialty sites, databases, journals, online textbooks, organisations, & jobs.
www.medic8.com/

medicsinfo.co.uk
Online resource centre for British medical students and practitioners.
www.medicsinfo.co.uk

Minor Illness Forum
Website designed to share experience of managing minor illness in Primary Care - particularly the role of practice nurses.
www.minorillness.co.uk/

National Electronic Library for Mental Health
Mental Health resources. Virtual branch library of the government's National electronic Library for Health (NeLH).
cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk/cebmh/elmh/nelmh/

National Research Register
Database of ongoing and recently completed research projects related to the National Health Service. Information on over 49,000 research projects.
www.update-software.com/national/

OMNI: Organising Medical Networked Information
Collection of quality assessed Internet resources in medicine and related sciences. Comprehensive database with search facilities.
omni.ac.uk/

PharmacyBargains
Online source of discount generics, prescription medicines and low-cost pharmacy supplies for UK pharmacies.
www.pharmacybargains.com/

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

Public Health Observatories
Umbrella site for the eight Public Health Observatories, set up by the Department of Health, to provide knowledge, information and surveillance in public health.
www.pho.org.uk

South Devon Health Libraries
Provides access to databases, patient information leaflets, local and national guidelines and useful links. Some parts are password restricted.
www.sdhl.nhs.uk/

Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics
Based at Newcastle University. A research and education centre for health informatics. Projects include PRODIGY.
www.schin.ncl.ac.uk

Specialist Info
Directory of Hospitals, Trusts and Specialists in the UK.
www.specialistinfo.com

The Medical Algorithms Project
A Medical Algorithm is any computation, formula, survey, or look-up table, useful in healthcare. Over 1600 algorithms available, organized into 43 chapters. Available as zipped Excel workbooks for download.
www.medal.org

The MedWeb
Medical engineering directory with news and links.
www.themedweb.co.uk

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Information, advice and support for carers. The Trust's has network of approximately a hundred Carers Centres in the UK.
www.carers.org/

The X-ray Files
Educational resource for radiologists in training, and other interested physicians. Xrays with online tutorials and case presentations. Excellent resource.
www.radiology.co.uk/xrayfile/index.htm

Tim Albert Training
Specialised courses for health professionals who wish to improve their writing skills.
www.timalbert.co.uk

TOXBASE
Online database of the National Poisons Information Service. Access restricted to registered users, such as general practitioners and hospital departments.
www.spib.axl.co.uk

UK Health Centre
Guide to UK health and medical resources on the internet
www.healthcentre.org.uk/

UKpractice
Password restricted Internet portal designed for doctors. Free accredited educational courses, information and forums.
www.ukpractice.net/

Wessex Deanery
Postgraduate Medical and Dental education in the Wessex area.
www.wessex.org.uk/

Wisdom Project
Networked learning in the new NHS. For primary health care. Developed from a project commissioned by the NHS executive. Excellent library of resources. Mailing lists.
www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/wrp/index.html

Zyban
Site for healthcare professionals providing an explanation of nicotine addiction and information on Zyban.
www.zyban.co.uk

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