Useful Links
LEGAL/SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS
- AvMA (Action Against Medical Accidents)
- Clinical Disputes forum (pre-action protocol)
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Court Service
- Court Service Judgment - European Court of Human Rights
- Freedom of Information Act
- Inquest
- Legal Services Commission - (Replaced Legal Aid Board)
- Legal Aid forms - NHS Litigation Authority
- The Information Commissioner - (enforce data protection & foi legislation)
- UK Legislation
NHS/MEDICAL ORGANISATIONS
- Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (CHAI)
- Department of Health
- Gateway to the NHS
- General Medical Council
- General Dental Council
- Healthcare Commission - (Superseded CHI April 2004)
- National Patient Safety Agency
- NHS Direct
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- The NHS Information Authority
Clinical Guidelines
Educational Information
- Emergency Medicine and Primary Care
- Health on the Net (HON)
- King’s Fund
- Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
- National Library of Medicine (Medline/PubMed)
- Patient UK (General medical helpline)
Journals
SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS
General
- ICAS (Independent Complaints Advocacy Service)
- Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS)
- Patients Association
- Self-Help UK
- The NHS patients Voice Site
Specific Self Help/Support Groups
- Acoustic Neuroma Association
- Age Concern
- AIMS (Association for improvements in Maternity Services)
- BackCare
- Breast Cancer Care
- Breast Cancer Online
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancerbacup
- Cardiomyopathy Association
- Changing Faces
- Child Death Helpline
- Compassionate Friends
- Contact A Family
- Crossroads
- CRUSE Bereavement Care
- Disfigurement Guidance
- Encephalitis Support Group
- Headway – The Brian Injury Association
- Macmillan Cancer Relief
- Meningitis Research Foundation
- Mind
- Miscarriage Association
- MRSA Support
- National Asthma Campaign
- Pain Support
- RADAR (disability & rehabilitation)
- SANDS (Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Society)
- Saneline
- Scope
- Spinal Injuries Association
- The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability