Directory Sites
Specialised courses for health professionals who wish to improve their writing skills.
www.timalbert.co.uk
Research into hypertension and related vascular disease, including coronary heart disease. Produces and distributes guidelines and educational materials for health professionals.
www.hyp.ac.uk
Clinical Governance Research and Development Unit
Resource for GP practices, Primary Care Groups and Health Authorities. Based within the Dept of General Practice, Leicester University. Details of research projects, a model for clinical governance and a number of useful audit protocols are available.
www.le.ac.uk
Online database of the National Poisons Information Service. Access restricted to registered users, such as general practitioners and hospital departments.
www.spib.axl.co.uk
Postgraduate Medical and Dental education in the Wessex area.
www.wessex.org.uk
Umbrella site for the eight Public Health Observatories, set up by the Department of Health, to provide knowledge, information and surveillance in public health.
www.pho.org.uk
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Information, advice and support for carers. The Trust's has network of approximately a hundred Carers Centres in the UK.
www.carers.org
Access restricted to GMC registered doctors. Medical databases, pharmaceutical/drug index, medical articles, forums. Free E-mail service available.
www.doctors.net.uk
Online resource centre for British medical students and practitioners.
www.medicsinfo.co.uk
Medical engineering directory with news and links.
www.themedweb.co.uk
Provides access to databases, patient information leaflets, local and national guidelines and useful links. Some parts are password restricted.
www.sdhl.nhs.uk
Website designed to share experience of managing minor illness in Primary Care - particularly the role of practice nurses.
www.minorillness.co.uk
Teaching resources about meningitis for healthcare professionals, produced by a company owned by the National Meningitis Trust.
www.inmed.co.uk
Some useful information anticoagulation treatment for GPs. Offering software for sale.
www.anticoagulation.com
A medical portal for healthcare professionals on the Internet. Access specialty sites, databases, journals, online textbooks, organisations, and jobs.
www.medic8.com