Please note: Rookery Medical Centre is not responsible for the content of any of these sites nor do we endorse them.

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/

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/
• OneLife Suffolk
  http://onelifesuffolk.co.uk/our-services/quit-smoking/

Sexual Health

• Family Planning Association: 
  Sexual health advice 
  http://www.fpa.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