Useful Websites

Links to other websites

• Aquarius 
  Alcohol related issues
• Asthma UK 
  Asthma UK is the charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the 5.2 million people in the UK whose lives are affected by asthma.
• Arthritis Research Campaign 
  Joint problems

• BBC Health 
  Wide range of health subjects
• Breast Cancer Campaign 
  Breast cancer information
• British Epilepsy Association 
  Information on epilepsy 
• British Geriatrics Society 
  Care of the elderly 
• British Heart Foundation 
  Heart Disease Information 
• Bullying Online 
  Advice and help on bullying
• Give Blood
  Blood donation

• CancerBackup 
  Site for patients with cancer and their relatives 
• Coeliac Society 
  Information on coeliac disease 
• Continence Foundation 
  For people with bladder and bowel problems

• Diabetes UK 
  Information on diabetes 
• DIPEx.org 
  A site sharing and talking about the experience of illness for both patients and healthcare professionals

• Eat Well 
  Advice on healthy eating 
• Embarrassing Problems 
  Ask here in privacy about any embarrassing problem

• Family Planning Association 
  Sexual health advice 
• Fit for Travel 
  Travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK

• Healthy Living 
  Information on healthy eating and physical activity 
• Heart UK 
  The cholesterol charity

• Lab Tests Online UK 
  Understanding clinical lab tests

• Macmillan Cancer Relief 
  Information on Macmillan services and activities Local details available 
• Marie Curie Cancer Care 
  For anyone looking for information about the charity's work with cancer patients and their families across the UK 
• MIND 
  Mental health problems
• My Cancer Treatment 
  Cancer treatment and services

• National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease 
  Information on colitis and Crohns disease 
• National Eczema Society 
  Skin disorders 
• Net Doctor 
  General health information

• Organ donation
  General information
• Osteoporosis Society 
  Bones disease information

• Patient UK 
  General Health Information

• Royal National Institute for Deaf People 
  Hearing problems

• Samaritans 
  The Samaritans Tel 08457 90 90 90 
• Shropshire Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service 
  The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service (IMCA) can represent and support a person who lacks capacity, primarily in two situations.
• Stop Smoking 
  NHS Giving Up Smoking 
• Stroke Association 
  Stroke information 
• Surgery Door 
  General health information

• Travel Advice (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) 
  FCO Travel Advice 
• TravelHealth 
  Independent nurse-led travel health website giving practical advice and useful links for staying healthy while travelling abroad