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NHS Direct
Patient UK
BBC Health
Net Doctor
Medic 8
BUPA Health factsheets
Med Info
The National Association of Patient Participation
Patient Opinion
Symptom Checker (NHS Direct)
Wiltshire Citizens Advice
Your Care Your Support
Care and Support Jargon Buster
The Care and Support Jargon Buster is a plain English guide to the most commonly used social care words and phrases and what they mean. The definitions are plain English rather than legal, and were developed and tested by a steering group that included people who use services, carers, representatives from local authorities, information providers and key stakeholders from across the social care sector.
The Care and Support Jargon Buster won a Plain English Campaign Award in 2013.
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Alphabetical list of useful websites:
A
AIDS/HIV
The Well Project
Terrence Higgins Trust
http://www.aids.org/
Kernow Positive Support
ALBINISM
NHS Choices: Albinism
ALCOHOL
Alcohol Concern
Alcoholic Screening
Alcoholics Anonymous
ALLERGY
Allergy UK
Asthma and Allergy Research Association
ALOPECIA
Alopecia Online
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
All About Anorexia Nervosa
ANXIETY
Anxiety Help
ARTHRITIS (& JOINT PROBLEMS)
Arthritis Research Campaign
National Osteoporosis Society
Arthrits Care
Arthritis Foundation
ASTHMA
National Asthma Campaign
Asthma and Allergy Research Association
ATTENTION DEFICIT
National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service
AUTISM / ASPERGER SYMDROME
National Autistic Society
Autism Support Network Resources
B
BACK PAIN
http://www.back.com
Better Backs
Back Care
BELLS PALSY
Bell's Palsy Association
BEREAVEMENT
Cruse Bereavement Care
Child Bereavement Trust
The WAY Foundation
BRAIN INJURY
Headway
BULIMIA
All About Bulimia Nervosa
BULLYING
Childline
Bullying Online
Success Unlimited
C
CANCER
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Macmillan
Cancer Research UK
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Breast Cancer Campaign UK
Dorothy House Hospice
My Cancer Treatment (Macmillan)
CHRONIC FATIGUE
Action For ME
ME Association
Foggy Friends
CROHN'S DISEASE
National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease (NACC)
CHILDRENS CANCER
United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group
CHILDBIRTH
National Childbirth trust
Breastfeeding Resources
NHS Information Service for Parents
COELIAC DISEASE
Coeliac UK
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
General Osteopathic Council
British Medical Acupuncture Society
British Acupuncture Council
Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists
British Chiropractic Association
Chiropractor Network
General Chiropractic Council
British Homeopathic Association
British Reflexoligy Association
Physio First
CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE (CJD)
National CJD Surveillance unit
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
CUSHING'S DISEASE
The Pituitary Foundation
D
DEAFNESS
RNID
DEAFNESS IN CHILDREN
National Deaf Children's Society
DEMENTIA
Alzheimers Society
Royal College of Psychiatrists
DEPRESSION
National Association for Mental Health (MIND)
Depression Alliance
DERMATITIS
National Eczema Society
DIABETES
British Diabetes Association
Bath, Wilts and North Somerset Diabetes Service
DIALYSIS - See Kidney Disease
DOWN'S SYNDROME
Down Syndrome Information Network
DISABILITIES
RADAR The Disability Network
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust
Assistive Technologies (formerly Rehabilitaition services)
Council for Disabled Children
Contact a Family
DVLA
DVLA access and Guidance for Medical Conditions
E
EATING DISORDERS
Eating Disorders Association
ELDERLY ADVICE
Exercises For The Elderly
Selwood Lifeline: Helping you live independently
ENURESIS (BED WETTING)
E.R.I.C
EPILEPSY
Epilepsy Action
ERECTILE DISFUNCTION
Well Man Clinic
F
FOOT PROBLEMS
British Orthopaedic Foot Surgery Society
FUNGAL INFECTIONS
Fungal Skin Infections
G
GENETIC COUNSELLING
Genetic Counselling
GENITAL INFECTIONS
Genital Infections
GLAUCOMA
Glaucoma Research Foundation
GOUT
Gout Information
H
HAYFEVER
Allergy UK
HAEMOPHILIA (VON WILLEBRANDS DISEASE)
The Haemophilia Society
HAEMORRHOIDS
Haemorrhoids (piles) info
HELICOBACTER PYLORI
The Helicobacter Foundation
HEPATITIS
Hepatitis A-Z
British Liver Trust
HERNIA
Hernia Information
HOMEOPATHY - See Complementary Medicine
HYPERTHYROIDISM
British Thyroid Foundation
HYPOTHYROIDISM
British Thyroid Foundation
HYSTERECTOMY
Hysterectomy Association
I
IMPETIGO
Impetigo Fact Sheet
IMPOTENCE
Impotence (erectile dysfunction)
INCONTINENCE
Urinary Incontinence - a patients guide
INFANT COLIC
Colic
INFERTILITY
Infertility Network UK
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Information
K
KIDNEY DISEASE
Kidney Failure
Kidney Patient Guide
L
LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
Lactose Intolerance Information
LEUKAEMIA
Leukaemia Research Fund
CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA
Leukaemia Reasearch Fund
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Children with Leukaemia
LIPIDAEMIA
British Heart Foundation
LIVER see Hepatitis
British Liver Trust
LUNG CANCER
see Cancer
LYMPHOEDEMA
Cancer Bacup
LYME DISEASE
Lyme Disease Action
LYMPHOMA
The Lymphoma Association
M
MACULAR DEGENERATION
Understanding Age - related Macular Degeneration
MALARIA
Malaria Hotspot
Malaria Information Page
MEASLES
Measles Information
MENIERE'S DISEASE
Menier,s Disease
Menier,s Disease Factsheet
MENINGITIS
Meningitis Research Foundation
Meningitis Trust
MENOPAUSE
British Menopause Society
Menopause Matters
Menopause & HRT
MENORRHAGIA (HEAVY PERIODS)
Heavy Periods
MENTAL HEALTH
The Bradford on Avon & Melksham Health Partnership Mental Health info
Mental Health Foundation
National Associate for Mental Health (MIND)
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Time to Change
MMR VACCINATION
MMR The Facts
MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM
Molluscum Contagiosum Information
MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE
Motor Neurone Disease Association
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Multiple Sclerosis Society
MUMPS
Mumps Information
MMR The Facts
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Muscular Dystrophy
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Myasthenia Gravis Association
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Primary Care Cardoivascular Society
N
NARCOLEPSY
Narcolepsy Association UK
NEUROPATHY
The Neuropathy Trust
O
OBESITY
Association for the Study of Obesity
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
OCD-UK
ORGAN DONAR
UK Transplant - How to become a Donor
OSTEOPOROSIS
National Osteoporis Society
P
PAGETS DISEASE OF BONE
The Arthritis Society
Natonal Association for the Relief of Pagets Disease
PAGETS DISEASE OF THE NIPPLE
Cancer Bacup
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Bath Pain Management Unit
CLEFT PALATE
Cleft Lip & Palate Association
Cleft Lip & Palate
PANCREATITIS
Pancreatitis Supporters Network
PARENTLINE PLUS
Parentline Plus
PARKINSONS
Parkinson's UK Society
PATERNITY TESTING
Cellmark
POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
PREGNANCY (TERMINATION)
Brook Advisory Service
Off The Record
R U Thinking
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome
PROSTATIC DISEASE
Prostatitis Foundation
PROSTATE CANCER
Cancer Bacup
PSORIASIS
Psoriasis Association
PULMONARY EMBOLISM
British Lung Foundation
R
RAPE
Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre
RAYNAUDS DISEASE
Raynaud's Associaton
REFLUX
Reflux Oesophagitis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
ROSACEA
Rosacea
Rosacea Treatment Reports
RUBELLA
German Measles
RETINOPATHY (DIABETIC)
Diabetes UK
Diabetes and Retinopathy
S
SALMONELLA
Salmonella and Food Poisoning
SAMARITANS
08457 90 90 90
www.samaritans.org
SARCOIDOSIS
British Lung Foundation
SCABIES
What is Scabies?
SCARLET FEVER
What is Scarlet Fever?
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
Seasonal Affective Disorder Association
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Society of Sexual Health Advisors
CCard, Bath
SINUSITIS
BUPA Sinusitis Fact Sheet
SKIN DISORDERS
http://www.healthline.com/health/skin-disorders
SLEEP APNOEA
British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association
SLEEP PROBLEMS (INSOMNIA)
How to get a Good Nights Sleep
SMOKING
ASH
STILL BIRTH
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support (SANDS)
STRESS
Stress Management Association
STROKE
The Stroke Association
Headway
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
T
TEMPORAL ARTERITIS
Temporal Arteritis or Giant Cell Arteritis
TENNIS ELBOW
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
TESTICULAR CANCER
Cancer Bacup
TINNITUS
British Tinnitus Association
TOURETTES SYNDROME
Tourette Syndrome (UK) Association
Tourette Syndrome
TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK
The Stroke Association
TONSILLECTOMY
Tonsillectomy for Sore Throats
TRAVEL ADVICE
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Health Advice for Travellers
Fit for Travel
Travel Health
TUBERCULOSIS
Tuberculosis Information
TURNERS SYNDROME
Turner Syndrome Support society
U
ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Ulcerative Coliitis Information
URTICARIA
Urticaria ( hives, nettle rash)
UVEITIS
Uveitis Information Group
ULCERS(LEG)
British Vascular Foundation
V
VARICES OESOPHAGEAL
British Liver Trust
VARICOSE VEINS
British Vascular Foundation
VASECTOMY
Vasectomy (male sterilisation)
Family Planning Association
W
WARTS
Warts & Verrucas
WASP STING
Stings & Insect Bites
WHOOPING COUGH
Whooping Cough Information
WILSONS DISEASE
British Liver Trust
WOMENS HEALTH
Womens Health
WORMS
What Should I do?
Threadworms
Y
YOUNG PEOPLE
Young Minds