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National Health Service – UK

UK National Health Service Websites – NHS

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NHS Choices – Information on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
The Big Opt Out – Website for the NHS Confidentiality campaign, which provides a focus for patient-led opposition the NHS Care Records System. News, information about the new records system, how to opt out, and how to get involved with the campaign.
Healthcare Facilities Consortium – A not for profit company wholly owned by the NHS Confederation, developing and disseminating information systems in the area of estate and facilities management; information about their activities and membership.
National Blood Service – National blood supply for England and North Wales. Facts about blood donation. Search and find a local blood donor session. Quizzes and games.
National Clinical Assessment Service – Special health authority part of the NHS’s work on quality. Provides a support service when there are concerns over the performance of a doctor or dentist.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence – Produces guidance on health technology and clinical practice for England and Wales; on interventional procedures for England, Scotland and Wales; and on public health for England only. Information about their services, procedures, and contacts.
National Patient Safety Agency – Established to identify patient safety issues and find appropriate solutions; offers services in patient-safety reporting (England and Wales), clinical assessment (also Northern Ireland), and ethics research (UK-wide).
New Health Network – Coalition of individuals and organisations strongly committed to sustainable health service modernisation.
NHS Confederation – In advance of the NHS Confederation annual conference they have published a series of debate papers designed to stimulate new thinking on future challenges to the health service.
The NHS Confederation – Independent membership body for the full range of organisations that make up the modern NHS across the UK. Includes details of its aims and priorities, events and publications.
NHS History – Developments in clinical medicine and organisation within the British NHS as described in extracts from the book “From Cradle to Grave: fifty years of the NHS” written by Geoffrey Rivett.
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement – Assists the NHS in transforming healthcare for patients by developing and spreading new work practices, technology and improved leadership.
NHS National Workforce Projects – Supports NHS organisations achieve workforce objectives; includes resources, information about projects, newsletters, and contact details.
Tredegar Medical Aid Society – An account of how a workmen’s health scheme in Tredegar became Aneurin Bevan’s blueprint for the NHS.
The UK Health Technology Assessment Programme – Site contains details of program’s many projects and publications; an NHS national research and development initiative.

Regional – UK Health Websites

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Addaction – Charity working in the field of drug and alcohol abuse. Offers information, counselling, advice and both residential and day care treatment. Centres throughout England.
Astra Zeneca – Develops new medicines, includes news releases and careers section for new college graduates. Headquarters and main research centres are located around the UK.
Batemans Opticians – Independent chain operating across the South of England with laboratory in Godalming. Treatments, operations, offers and online branch locator.
Birthworks – Birthing tub hire. Profile, services and list of depots.
BK Health – Provide community primary health care. About, their sites, and jobs.
Body Balance – Details on osteopathic treatment of back pain, neck pain. Offices in Essex and London.
Colten Care – Runs 13 cares homes in Hampshire and Dorset. Details of locations, jobs, activities, news and company information.
Community, Housing & Therapy – CHT runs therapeutic communities for people with mental ill health. Also provides training and workshops for professionals in the field.
Couple Counselling Alliance – Counsellors, based in Bristol, Hampshire, the Midlands and South Wales, offering counselling to assist couples experiencing relationship difficulties.
David Clulow Opticians – Chain of opticians describes its services and includes a branch list. Incorporates online appointment booking and frame search.
Day Lewis Chemist plc – South England chemist chain. Site features a branch locator.
Detox 5 – Five day detoxification programme that uses sedation and pain relief medication to alleviate opiate addiction. Clinics in London and Yorkshire.
Direct Specs – Factory outlet of spectacles. Details of outlets and optical information.
Emens Osteopathic Clinics – Clinics in London and Horsham. Includes profile, information on osteopathy, and contact details.
Experienced Counsellors Network – A group of counsellors in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Essex. Includes a profile of each counsellor.
Heritage Manor – Specialises in independent living, assisted living and nursing care for the elderly. Colchester, Bury St Edmunds and Witham.
Leightons Opticians – Opticians also offering hearing aids with branches across Southern England. Profile, services and product range.
Leightons Opticians – Branches in Southern Britain and in Yorkshire.
London Counselling Services – Counsellor, with practices in Harlow, Essex, Harley Street, Central London, Harrow, South Woodford and Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire offering counselling, psychotherapy, Asian counselling, ethnic counselling and life coaching for individuals and couples.
Peace of Mind Servicing – Provides repair services for scooters, powerchairs and wheelchairs. Serves the UK.
physioUK.co.uk – Provide postgraduate training for all manual therapists. Facilitate a number of courses in a variety of locations. Details of courses, tutors and downloadable programme.
Postural Solutions Ltd. – Physiotherapists offering Physiotherapy and Alexander Technique in the City, Canary Wharf, West London, Essex and Cambridgeshire.
Premier Health & Sport Therapy – Company of chartered physiotherapists and other medical specialists who provide treatment and advice for musuclo-skeletal injuries and conditions throughout London, Oxford and Brighton. About, locations and vacancies.
Scimitar Care Hotels – Provides residential care for the elderly in Hertfordshire, Essex, Middlesex and London. Overview, properties and amenities.
SLTnorth – Information, advice, events and activities for speech and language therapy staff, students and volunteers in the North of England.
Smokefree England – Official site with details of the Smokefree legislation introduced in England on July 1st 2007.
Somerset Care – Provider of care homes and services in Somerset and Isle of Wight. Company profile, annual report, contact details for each home, recruitment and training information.
Surrey Allergy Clinic – Private allergy clinics in Surrey, Hampshire and London. Profile, advice, services and appointments.
Thames Allergy Centres – Private allergy clinics in Keighley, Oxford and Weybridge. Profile, services and available treatments.