Health Links
Please browse the links below for websites you may find useful:
Bones and Joints
- Arthritis Care
http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/Home - Arthritis Research Campaign:
Bone and Joint problems
http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/ - National Osteoporosis Society:
Information and advice on Osteoporosis
http://www.nos.org.uk/
Cancer
- Cancer Research UK
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ - Macmillan
Site for patients with Cancer and their families
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/home - Marie Curie Cancer Care
Charity work for cancer patients
http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/
Carers
- Care Home Information (Care Choices)
https://www.carechoices.co.uk/region/east-of-england/suffolk/ - Care UK
http://www.careuk.com - Suffolk Family Carers
http://www.suffolkfamilycarers.org/ - Suffolk InfoLink
http://infolink.suffolk.gov.uk/kb5/suffolk/infolink/home.page
Children’s Health
- Great Ormond Street Hospital
http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ - NHS Direct Online
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk - netdoctor - children
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/parenting/baby-and-toddler/
Counselling & Mental Health
- Alumah- Domestic Abuse Service
- Citizens Advice West Suffolk - https://suffolkwestcab.org.uk/
- CRUSE:
Bereavement Counselling
http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/ - Samaritans:
Support and help for Low Mood on telephone
http://www.samaritans.org.uk/ - Bullying UK:
Help and advice on bullying
http://www.bullying.co.uk/general-advice/ - Suffolk Wellbeing Service:
Wellbeing Poster
www.wellbeingsuffolk.co.uk
Drugs & Alcohol
- Alcoholics Anonymous:
AA - Information on Alcohol Problems
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ - Talk to Frank:
For free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day
http://www.talktofrank.com/ - Addaction
http://www.addaction.org.uk/index.htm - Narcotics Anonymous UK
http://www.ukna.org/ - Addictions
http://www.addictions.co.uk/index.asp
Elderly People
- Age Concern
https://www.ageconcern.org.uk/ - Alzheimers Society UK
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ - Parkinsons disease Society
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/ - Advice on benefits and financial help
https://mygrants.co.uk/oap-benefits/ - Age UK
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/ - Good for your Brain
https://www.goodforyourbrain.org/
Eye Problems
- Glaucoma
http://www.glaucoma-association.com/ - RNIB - Common Eye Conditions
http://www.rnib.org.uk/
Health Information
- Patient UK:
Information on various health related issues
www.patient.co.uk - Patient Information Leaflets
http://www.patient.co.uk/pils.asp - BUPA Health Fact sheets
http://www.bupa.co.uk - Laboratory Tests:
Information on various Laboratory tests
http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/ - Best Treatments:
Information on various diseases and self-help
http://www.besttreatments.co.uk - Medicines Information
http://www.patient.co.uk/dils.asp - Over the Counter Medications
http://www.medicine-chest.co.uk/ - DIPEX:
Patients' own experiences of diseases
http://www.dipex.org/DesktopDefault.aspx - Patient Self-help Directory
http://www.patient.co.uk/selfhelp.asp - Teenage Health:
Health issues with a focus on Teenagers
http://www.petepayne.com - Net Doctor
www.netdoctor.co.uk
Healthy Living
- Eat Well:
Healthy eating advice
http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/ - Dietary Advice for everybody
http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk - Walk to Health
http://www.whi.org.uk/ - Weight Loss
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/ - Feel Good Suffolk
https://feelgoodsuffolk.co.uk/be-active/
Heart
- British Heart Foundation
http://www.bhf.org.uk/ - Arrhythmia Alliance
Information on Irregular Heart beat
http://www.arrhythmiaalliance.org.uk/ - High Blood Pressure
http://www.hbpf.org.uk/
Neurological and Disability
- Multiple Sclerosis Society
http://www.mssociety.org.uk/ - National Society for Epilepsy
Epilepsy advice and information
http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk/ - Stroke Association
http://www.stroke.org.uk/
Stop Smoking
- Click to Quit:
Smoking Cessation Advice
http://www.click2quit.co.uk - NHS Livewell:
Quit Advice
http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/smoking/Pages/stopsmokingnewhome.aspx - Action on smoking: ASH
http://www.ash.org.uk/ - Feel Good Suffolk
https://feelgoodsuffolk.co.uk/stop-smoking/
Sexual Health
- Family Planning Association:
Sexual health advice
http://www.fpa.org.uk/ - Suffolk Sexual Health Serice
https://suffolksexualhealthservice.org.uk/ - British Pregnancy Advisory Service
http://www.bpas.org/ - Sexual Dysfunction:
http://www.sda.uk.net/ - Health and Wellbeing Suffolk Sexual Health
http://www.healthysuffolk.org.uk/healthy-you/sexual-health/
Skin Problems
- Psoriasis Association:
http://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/ - Dermatology UK:
http://www.dermatology.co.uk/ - National Eczema Society
http://www.eczema.org/ - Acne Support Group
http://www.m2w3.com/acne/ - British Association of Dermatologists
Patient Leaflets
http://www.bad.org.uk/public/leaflets/ - British Skin Foundation
http://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/ - Sun Care Code
http://www.mariecurie.org.uk