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This category contains 44 sites:

• A directory of care providers in the UK - A directory of care providers, social service departments, voluntary organisations, and housing associations in the UK.
• Action for Victims of Medical Accidents. - Registered charity giving free advice about complaining about healthcare or clinical negligence litigation in the 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Healthsites - Find healthcare information and advice from medical conditions, health organisations, complementary medicine, local services and up to date health news.
• Healthsourceuk.com - Source of health information for the general public, commercially unbiased, with accurate constantly appraised medical information for informed health choices.
• 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.
• 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.
• Malcare - Advice and support for both solicitors and patients in cases of medical negligence. This site looks well presented with some useful information. Has a section on a charity for promoting Childrens rights in hospital.
• 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.
• 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.
• Medical Neglect UK - A site for raising public awarness of medical negligence.Contains resources for the making of complaints and latest medical news.
• Medical Pages - Directory listing UK health sites. Hospitals, GP practices, specialist sites, support groups, medical and health products.
• Medicdirect.co.uk - Extensive Web site containing a good collection of medical information.
• Mediseek.co.uk - A directory of private health practitioners, searchable by postcode. Consists mainly of alternative practitioners.
• Medway Carers Centre - Offers support with benefits, letter writing and dealing with professionals.
• NetDoctor - Extensive collection of health information for paients, provided by an independent commercial company with a team of medical editors.
• 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.
• NHS Exposed - The truth behind the white coat - A behind the scenes look into the NHS. Written by a doctor about doctors. This site explores the complex relationship between professional etiquette and patient care.
• Patient Information Publications - directory of health sites with informative reviews.
• 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.
• 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.
• Private Hospitals in Britain - Critical analysis of private hospitals in Britain by Richard Ennals and Raeto West.
• Specialist Health - A searchable online database of the best Specialists, Cosmetic Surgeons and Hospitals throughout the UK. Good clear design but needs the flash plug-in.
• Student Health - Extensive information for students and young people on travel, sport, sexual and other health issues.
• 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 Hospice Information Service - Provides information on hospices and palliative care services within the United Kingdom.
• 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.
• The Moore Adamson Craig Partnership - Consultancy providing user, patient and public involvement research, policy and training services to health care and business in the UK.
• 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.
• UK Medical News from Moreover.com - The latest UK medical news headlines with links to the stories.
• Waitinglist.co.uk - Directory of private health services in the UK with the focus on acupuncture and chiropractic services.
• Webhealth - Information and advice to health professionals and patients with self-help groups, research, nutritional advice, alternative and complementary medicine.