Links to other websites
Links break from time to time. Please
use the
feedback page to
let me know if any of these stop working. I am very happy to
receive suggestions about websites that you have found useful.
Many of the sites on this page have been recommended by our
patients.
Local Health & Community
Websites
Hillingdon Health Directory
Directory of health organisations and services in Hillingdon and the UK.
www.hillingdonhealth.org.uk
Hillingdon Carers
Charity that supports people who care for someone who is frail or has a
disability.
www.hillingdoncarers.org.uk
Hillingdon Association of Voluntary Services
Directory of over 400 voluntary and community organisations in Hillingdon,
including carers, disability, women's and older people's groups.
www.havs.org.uk
Age Concern Hillingdon
Comprehensive online handbook of services in Hillingdon for older people
www.ageconcernhillingdon.org.uk
Hillingdon Primary Care Trust
www.hillingdon.nhs.uk
Complete List of Health Websites in Hillingdon
http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/London/Hillingdon/Health/
General medical information sites
The new
NHS
Direct Web Site
Of the huge number of US web sites,
http://www.healthcentral.com/
is a good one. It covers lots of individual symptoms and diseases
with helpful lists about diagnosis and the tests you might expect
and the questions you need to answer on your visit to your "health
professional".
The
British Epilepsy
Association site has information about epilepsy.
The
Meningitis
Research Foundation has plenty information on their site.
Pinner Road Physiotherapy
have been the main provider of physiotherapy for our patients for
many years.
Patient
support groups
http://www.carers.gov.uk/
is a government department of health web site for carers.
http://www.patient.org.uk/index.htm
- an index of patient support and self-help groups.
http://www.ukselfhelp.info/
- a comprehensive listing of self-help groups
Clinical Negligence - Legal
advice
We hope that you are satisfied with the care you receive from all your
medical advisors, but in the event that you are not, legal advice can be
obtained from specialist firms of solicitors.
Only a small number of solicitors are members of specialist panels and able to
obtain Legal Aid to investigate or pursue any claim. One such firm is
Pattinson
& Brewer
http://www.pattinsonbrewer.co.uk.
They have a useful website that provides information and advice about making a
complaint, how to pursue a claim and how to finance it.
Check also the
Association for Victims of Medical Accidents
(AVMA) http://www.avma.co.uk/
Children
and Young People
http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
-
YoungMinds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of
all children and young people.
Families and children
Relate is Britain's
leading couple counselling agency. They provide high-quality counselling, relationship education and training to support
couple and family relationships throughout life and to help with
difficulties in marriage or in any adult couple relationship.
www.kidscape.org.uk/kidscape/
is a useful site for helping children who are being bullied.
Try also
http://www.babyworld.co.uk/
and http://www.ukparents.co.uk/
which have forums.
Psychology (Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and ME (Myalgic
encephalomyelitis) are debilitating conditions that can be managed successfully
with professional help. Useful information can be found at the CFS/ME Service at
the St Bartholomew’s Hospital website.http://www.bartscfsme.org/index.htm.
A patient information leaflet is available
here.
A useful self help group for these conditions is
Action
for ME
Sexual health
The Society of
Health Advisers in Sexually Transmitted Diseases have
produced information about sexually transmitted diseases in an
easy to read format.
Womens health
http://www.womens-health.co.uk/
- very useful for pregnancy issues. Not just for patients.
http://www.breastfeeding.co.uk/
which is obvious, really.
Help for smokers
ASH is a London-based charity providing information on
all aspects of tobacco and campaigning to reduce the unnecessary
addiction, disease and premature death caused by smoking.
Quitnet - tobacco control and smoking cessation USA
style.
Quitnow - stopping smoking Australian style.
The USA
Centers for
Disease Control has more
information
about tobacco and resources to
help you stop.
Medical journals
Bandolier is a
really spiffy little journal written by doctors looking at the
best evidence for treatments. The articles are easy to read and
understandable and cover a wide range of subjects.
The British Medical Journal
usually has a variety of articles. Aimed at doctors but often
some of the editorials, news and smaller tidbits are readable.
The New England Journal of
Medicine is a little less accessible but gives a view point
from the United States. Again, written for doctors.
It allows you to search medical journal articles but you can easily
find tons and tons of irrelevant information very quickly.
Bookshop
Amazon.co.uk
is pleased to have the The Devonshire Lodge Practice in the Amazon.co.uk
Associates Programme. Amazon.co.uk have agreed to dispatch items
and provide customer service for orders they receive through the
links on this site. We use them for our book buying and feel they
provide great value and service. Click on the icon to visit
Amazon.co.uk
After hours
The Game Cabinet.
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