Search The Directory The Web for Home > Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Health > Resources > Resources_Consumer New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Mediseek.co.uk - A directory of private health practitioners, searchable by postcode. Consists mainly of alternative practitioners.   NHS Direct Online - Official Web site for the NHS 24 hour telephone helpline, NHS Direct. Information about health problems. How to keep healthy. Advice on when to call for help.   NHS Exposed - The truth behind the white coat - A behind the scenes look into the NHS. Written by a doctor about doctors. This site explores the complex relationship between professional etiquette and patient care.   NetDoctor - Extensive collection of health information for paients, provided by an independent commercial company with a team of medical editors.   Patient Information Publications - directory of health sites with informative reviews.   Patient Protect - Unofficial organisation which aims to expose and prevent neglect and incompetence in the health service. Site details some examples of problems, contains useful advice on how to complain and provides a list of relevant organisations.   Patient Radiology Information Services - Written by two radiologists. Good, clear information about different types of X-ray tests, ultrasound scans, MRI scans. Safety issues.   Patient Support Trust - Provides a limited amount of information online, but distributes large numbers of leaflets from other sources to GPs waiting rooms via a fee paying 'Waiting Room Information System'. Good selection of links to other health related Internet sites.   PlanetMedica - Healthcare information for the general public, including an encyclopedia and medicine database, as well as interactive self-assessment scales, symptom checks and information on treatments.   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.   Private Hospitals in Britain - Critical analysis of private hospitals in Britain by Richard Ennals and Raeto West.   Specialist Health - A UK directory of doctors, cosmetic surgeons and specialist hospitals for a range of services.   Student Health - Extensive information for students and young people on travel, sport, sexual and other health issues.   Surgery Door - Health information site produced by Intouch with Health Limited. Good range of information covering specific diseases, healthy living, alternative medicine and using NHS services.   The Health Service Ombudsman - Investigates complaints about the National Health Service, but only after the official local complaints channel has been used and if a patient or patient's representative is still unhappy with the handling of the complaint.   The Hospice Information Service - Provides information on hospices and palliative care services within the United Kingdom.   The Medical Defence Union - Prepared by the body charged with defending doctors in claims of medical negligence. This site has many helpful pages of information for both the professional and the patient.   The NHS A to Z - Good comprehensive guide to the National Health Service. How the NHS is funded and organised, who does what, and how to get access to services. Produced by the independent Help for Health Trust with funding from the NHS.   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.   The Quality Information Checklist - Checklist to help you assess the quality of information you find on the Internet.     [ 1 2 3 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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