Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin

  • 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.

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