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BMI Healthcare
BUPA - British United Provident Association, a major UK private healthcare organisation
Cambridge University Public Health - Guide to public health and related websites in the UK
CDSC Communicable Surveillance Centre - UK/British Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre & Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS), publishing epidemiological data
Centre for Health Education and Research
Centre for Health Information Quality - Information on the UK Centre's activities and publications and links to associated initiatives in the area of evidence based information for patients
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation - Us/American private healthcare company
Department of Health - UK government dept for the NHS/National Health service
DISCERN - Tool for evaluating the quality of patient information on treatment choices, aimed at consumers, authors & producers of patient information
European Healthcare Management Association - EU organisation for management of health services
Global Health Network - Alliance of experts in health & telecommunications from WHO, World Bank, IBM etc plus links to public health organisations & resources from around the world
HAZ Net - Web site for organisations, partners and communities that make up the 26 Health Action Zones
Health Centre - Library - General Practice sites, GP Computer systems, User groups and other sites
Health Education Authority - UK organisation for health promotion
Health Policy Page (USA) - US/American site for healthcare policy
Health Promotion (Priority Healthcare Wearside) - Sunderland's health promotion site
Health Service Journal HSJ 1000 Search - Search over 1000 NHS and health care sites (free registration)
Health Service Management Centre - @ the University of Birmingham
Health Technology Assessment Programme - Dept of Health R&D initiative for study of new diagnostics, treatments and drugs entering the NHS
HEBSWeb - From the Health Education Board of Scotland
HMO Page (Health Maintenance Organisations) - US/American healthcare organisations
Institute of Healthcare Management - Guide to health care resources on the Web from the Institute of Health Services Management
Kent's Centre for Health Services Studies - Research, teaching & consultation in health services provision at the University of Kent
King's Fund - The Kings Fund is involved in projects, publications and research in health care policy
Leeds University Databases - Specialist health management and policy library catalogue and full text selected reports from the HSMC at University of Birmingham
N Thames Region Clinical Governance forum - Discussion group & surveys for GPs, HAs and NHS trusts on progress with clinical governance in the region
National Database of Telemedicine - Information on telemedicine & healthcare informatics
National Electronic Library for Health - Building site of the NeLH, with details of NeLH strategy, NeLH newsletter, projects and discussion list
National Institute for Clinical Excellence - NICE evaluates health technologies and drugs and produces guidelines & best practice standards for the NHS
National Institutes of Health - US/American organisation for healthcare & health services
National Prescribing Centre - UK organisation issuing guidelines on cost-effectiveness & use of drugs
National Primary Care R&D Centre - UK/British centre for study of research & development in general practice
National Research Register - Register of over 28,000 ongoing & recently completed research projects funded by the UK NHS, plus entries from the Medical Research Council's Clinical Trials Register and reviews in progress by the NHS Centre for Reviews & Dissemination
National Service Frameworks - Guidelines on the organisation and standards of services in the NHS
Newchurch & Company - Briefing papers from Newchurch, a leading firm of advisors to social businesses including the NHS
NHS Home Page - News and NHS information for the 50th anniversary of the National Health Service in 1998
NHS Confederation - UK/British organisation for management of National Health Service
NHS Digest - News for healthcare professionals and the public about NHS developments, including a journal scan and extracts from the lay press
NHS Direct Online - Accredited health information from the NHS for patients (online version of the telephone helpline NHS Direct)
NHS Executive - Part of the UK Department of Health for implementing National Health Service policy & strategy
NHS Executive links - Links to NHS and related sites by region, provider and healthcare profession
NHS Executive Regional Offices - Web sites and directories for NHS Regional Offices
NHS Executive South East - Website for the new South East NHS regional office, with details on health authorities, trusts, NHS Direct, community health councils etc
NHS Information Authority - Portal site
NHS Wales - Gateway to NHS Wales
North American Primary Care Research Group - US/American general practice site
Northern Ireland Dept Health & Social Services - Government dept for NHS in N Ireland
Nuffield Hospitals
Nuffield Institute for Health - An academic institution in the fields of health and social policy and management practice
Nursing and Health Care Resources - UK & world-wide links for nurses in all specialties
Our Healthier Nation - DoH website to support the public health White Paper Our Healthier Nation. Contains information on best practice, evidence and news on government initiatives to reduce health inequalities
Personnelnet Health - From the producers of Procurnet, this is a vacancies advertising site for the healthcare sector. The service is endorsed by the NHS Confederation
PPP Healthcare
Private Healthcare UK - Information on the independent health and social care sector
Prodigy - Dept of Health system for the development and evaluation of computerised or electronic decision support for general practitioners in the UK
Quality Information Checklist (QUICK) - Checklist of 8 questions developed by the Health Education Authority and the NHSE's Centre for Health Information Quality to help Internet users determine the credibility of information on Web sites
RCGP Commissioning Web Site - Information on the latest developments on the commissioning of health care, aimed at primary care groups responsible for planning & providing local health services
Read Codes - List of terms used in the NHS to classify care and treatment of patients, now maintained and developed by the DoH Information Management Group
SCHIN (Sowerby Unit) - UK centre for telemedicine & healthcare informatics in general practice
Scottish Health on the Web - Information on NHS & health services in Scotland
UK Clearing House on Health Outcomes - Information and advice to the UK NHS on outcomes measurement.
UK HealthIndex Homepage - Health & medical sites
WHO European Health for All database - Range of health and socio-economic data, health care utilisation and costs
WHO Statistical Information System - International comparative health data and health-related statistical information
Wired for Health - Pilot site for the UK govt's Wired for Health initiative, including issues surrounding healthy schools and information on smoking, alcohol, exercise and mental health
Wisdom - Details of ongoing projects in health informatics, evidence-based practice, primary care group organisation and change management, plus links to related resources

Professional Organisations

BMA - British Medical Association - UK/British professional association for doctors & general practitioners
British Institute of Regulatory Affairs - UK organisation for pharmaceutical regulatory affairs professionals
British Pharmacological Society - Professional association for pharmacologists in the UK
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - US/American organisation for epidemiological data on communicable diseases
Centre for Medicines Research International - UK/British organisation studying trends in pharmaceutical R&D
Community and District Nursing Association - Information for community nurses, CDNA position statements & press releases and nurses' roles in primary care groups
Dispensing Doctors' Association (DDA) - News and information for dispensing in general practice
E.M.E.A - European Agency for the Evaluation of Medical Products
English National Nursing Board - UK/British professional body for nurses
Food and Drug Administration Home Page - US/American drug regulatory body
General Medical Council - UK/British organisation governing general practitioners & doctors
Hospital Consultants & Specialists Assn - Association for hospital consultants in the NHS & private sector
Medical Research Council - UK/British organisation carrying out government-sponsored research in mediicne
Medicines Control Agency - UK/British organisation granting marketing approvals & product licences for new drugs & pharmaceuticals
National Pharmaceutical Association - Organisation for UK community pharmacists
Prescription Pricing Authority - UK organisation for processing prescriptions dispensed under the NHS
Proprietary Association of Great Britain - PAGB's site has information about the association & its services plus links to websites of member companies, the Consumer Health Information Centre and the Health Supplements Information Service
Royal College of GPs - UK professional organisation for general practitioners
Royal College of Nursing - The RCN research and development web site has been developed to provide an easy-to-access means of sharing information on research and practice development in nursing
Royal College of Physicians - UK professional organisation for doctors
Royal College of Surgeons - Leading surgical professional body and centre of expertise for the surgical community
Royal Pharmaceutical Society - UK professional organisation for pharmacists & pharmacy
Royal Society of Medicine - Society for the science, practice & organisation of medicine
UK Central Council for Nursing - British professional body for nurses
World Health Organisation - International organisation for health & disease, morbidity & mortality

Private Healthcare

BMI Healthcare
BUPA - British United Provident Association, a major UK private healthcare organisation
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation - Us/American private healthcare company
HMO Page (Health Maintenance Organisations) - US/American healthcare organisations
Norwich Union Healthcare - Private healthcare service from major UK/British insurance group
Nuffield Hospitals
PPP Healthcare
Private Healthcare UK - Information on the independent health and social care sector

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Last modified: July 06, 2003