This is a collection of resources for the consumers of health care (otherwise known as patients).
Subcategories 3
Related categories 2
Sites 11
- Student Health Includes information for students and young people on travel, sport, sexual and other health issues.
- Medical Claims How to complain about medical treatment and advice on how to set about making a claim.
- The Patients Association A national voluntary organisation run by an elected Council and independent of government and health service organisations. Advises, supports and campaigns for better services for patients.
- Private Healthcare UK helps people find information about private health insurance, private hospitals, nursing and residential care, health screening and the private healthcare industry in general.
- Patient Protect Unofficial organisation which aims to expose and prevent neglect and incompetence in the health service. Examples of problems, advice on how to complain, and a list of relevant organisations.
- TheSite YouthNet UK is a small registered charity, providing information on drugs, health, sex, housing and relationships for young people in the UK.
- Webhealth Information and advice to health professionals and patients with self-help groups, research, nutritional advice, alternative and complementary medicine.
- Action for Victims of Medical Accidents. Registered charity giving free advice about complaining about healthcare or clinical negligence litigation in the UK.
- Patient Opinion Unofficial online service enabling patients to share their experiences of health care in order to help others and encourage change for the better.
- Discern Project Tool for assessing the quality of health information found on the Internet. Designed for use by consumers and still under development by the University of Oxford.
- Proprietary Association of Great Britain Represents the manufacturers of over-the-counter medicines and food supplements. Provides industry details, consumer research, and comments on topical issues.