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> Patients   Activity Disorders > Alternative Medicine (5) > Amputees (2) Arthritis & Rheumatism (9) Cancer (11) > Children's Health (1) Clinical Governance (11) > Dental Health (3) Diabetes (6) > Diagnosis Tools/Tests (7) Healthy Lifestyle (6) Heart Disease (4) > HIV Hypertension/High/Low Blood Pressure (1) Mental Health > Motor Neurone Disease Obesity (4) > Sensory impairment (1) > Sports Medicine Thyroid Disease (1) Trauma (4) Travel Health (3) >   Organisation/Society condense / hide descriptions Health Service Ombudsman - 17/04/2001 The Health Service Ombudsman investigates complaints about the National Health Service (NHS). This page gives you a general outline of the procedures. For more detail, click on the flags. Before asking the Ombudsman to look into your complaint, you must first take it up locally with the body you are complaining against. Patient Support Centre - 24/04/2001 "The Patient Support Centre contains a wealth of information and advice on staying healthy and on dealing with particular illnesses and medical problems." Source = Website July 2001 Information/Resource condense / hide descriptions Apololife's eLearning Centre for Patients - 31/10/2001 An excellent resource for learning for patients. You can search using the resources listed - based in India. Consumer Health Information Centre - 26/04/2001 "The Consumer Health Information Centre (CHIC) is an advice service set up to help you to understand more about health, including hints and tips to say healthy and ways to get back on your feet when illness strikes." Source = website 30/08/01 GMC's Principal List of register of doctors - 11/09/2001 A search engine provided by the GMC to enable visitors to search the Register of Doctors in the UK. Medicine-Chest - 01/02/2001 A directory (provided by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain) of medicines and food supplements that are available 'over the counter' (OTC) from your pharmacist. Will help find products that might help treat or relieve symptoms and to gives advice on self-medicating safely and health maintenance. Medlineplus Health Information - 24/04/2001 "...a gold mine of up-to-date, quality health care information from the world’s largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. MEDLINEplus is for anyone with a medical question." Netdoctor - 24/04/2001 An internet resource for patients. NHS Direct - 24/04/2001 The website homepage of NHS Direct. The homepage has links to sections covering: healthy living; health guide; features; A-Z of the NHS; and conditions and treatments. A section also tells visitors about the NHS Direct service and how to use it. Patient UK - 14/09/2001 Patient centred directory of various aspect of health and disease in the UK Patients.co.uk Homepage - 30/08/2001 A website developed by two GP's providing lots of useful links to resources for patients. Well structured and organised information. SHOW Scottish Health on the Web - 08/05/2001 The website says, "Scottish Health on the Web (SHOW) is provided by the National Health Service in Scotland and funded by the Scottish Executive Health Department. SHOW is here to provide a focal point for National Health Service in Scotland websites." Source = Website homepage 18th June 2001 Surgerydoor.co.uk - 25/04/2001 A UK based portal for patients. WebMD - 29/08/2001 A portal to health information on the Net.

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