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Alzheimer's Disease Research Centre: Part of The Alzheimer's Research Trust, this group includes biomedical, social and clinical researchers. Their main aims are to increase collaboration among researchers in the field of Alzheimer's Disease and to raise public awareness of Alzheimer's research.
Author: Simpson, Susan
Subjects: alzheimer's disease, health services
DeweyClass: 362.196831
Resource type: directory
British National Corpus: A 100 million word collection of samples of written and spoken language from a wide range of sources, designed to represent a wide cross-section of current British English, both spoken and written.
Author: Oxford University Humanities Computing Unit
Subjects: english language research, health links, health services, humanities research, text collections
DeweyClass: 001.3
Resource type: book collection, directory
BUPA: British United Provident Association: Private medical insurance company. Offers information on health services, hospitals, health factsheets and news.
Author: BUPA: British United Provident Association
Subjects: health services
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: institution
Health Service Journal: UK health policy and management magazine, with weekly updates of the latest news, opinion, analysis, and jobs.
Author: Macmillan
Subjects: health services
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: magazine
Healthcare Republic: Dedicated to the primary care community in the UK, Healthcare Republic provides information for GPs, nurses, practice staff and community pharmacists. Includes news, vacancies, a library of articles and sections on practice, management and professional development. The resource is integrated with eMIMS, the online prescribing database of MIMS: Monthly Index of Medical Specialities. Registration is required to access some content.
Author: Haymarket Medical Media
Subjects: health services, public health
DeweyClass: 362.10941
Resource type: documents
Intute: social sciences - health services: Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to health services and, specifically, the NHS.
Author: Intute
Subjects: health services
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: index
National Center for Research Resources: Information about NIH programs and access to research resources, several online directories of research resource facilities, biomaterials and models, and links to the home pages of many NCRR supported resources.
Author: US National Center for Research Resources
Subjects: health services, medical research links, medical research organisations
DeweyClass: 610.7
Resource type: guide
National Electronic Library for Health: Provides access to knowledge about health and healthcare in the UK, clinical practice and patient choice. Features details of the library's mission, strategies, priorities, and a database of projects on topics such as heart disease, learning disability, mental health, primary care and patient experience.
Author: National Health Service
Subjects: health services, medical libraries
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: documents
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination: Aims to identify and review the results of good quality health research and to disseminate the findings to key decision makers in the NHS and to consumers of health care services.
Author: York University
Subjects: health care, health services, medical research organisations
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: documents
NHS Confederation: A registered charity, which provides access to NHS publications, databases, conferences, press releases, and commercial opportunities such as advertising, sponsorship and conference services.
Author: National Health Service
Subjects: health services
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: documents
NHS Direct: A 24 hour telephone helpline providing advice on symptom management designed to complement traditional health services. A supplementary reference service is available online, covering prevalent symptomatology, offering a database of contact details for major national self-help groups, and supplying patient information leaflets and booklets on treatment choices.
Author: National Health Service
Subjects: health promotion, health services
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: documents
NHS Evidence: Health Management: Collection of specialist information resources for health managers, clinical managers and those involved in commissioning health services. Holds a large collection of publications on the subject of health and social care management and leadership in the UK. In addition to the library of documents the website offers an events calendar, RSS feeds and a category of key topics which contains the latest policy reports, news articles and additional sources of reference.
Author: NHS Evidence
Subjects: health policy, health services, special libraries
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: documents, index
NHS Gateway: Provides answers to the most frequently asked questions about the NHS and general health issues, offering access to a range of health related Web resources.
Author: Department of Health
Subjects: health links, health services
DeweyClass: 610
Resource type: directory
NHS Primary Care Group Alliance: Group that aims to develop a comprehensive NHS that is fair to its users and workers, efficient and effective in its use of resources, sensitive to the needs of individuals and communities, and openly accountable for its actions. Offers news, conferences, reports, discussion and background.
Author: National Health Service PCG Alliance
Subjects: health services
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: documents
Private Healthcare UK: Directory of private hospitals, nursing homes and health care providers in the UK. Also describes health screening services nationwide and describes the private health care industry.
Author: Acumen Solutions
Subjects: health services, hospitals
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: directory
SANTEL: The Luxembourg Health Server: Information about Luxembourg health services and links to general Internet health resources.
Author: Public Research Center Henri Tudor
Subjects: health services, luxembourg
DeweyClass: 613
Resource type: institution
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA is a public health agency, charged with protecting American consumers by enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and several related public health laws. There are links to other US government regulatory agencies concerned with foods, human drugs, biologics, animal drugs, cosmetics, medical devices and radiological health, freedom of information, children and tobacco, toxicology research, medical products reporting and health and human services.
Author: US Food and Drug Administration
Subjects: food safety, health services, toxicology, united states government
DeweyClass: 353.997
Resource type: documents, index
What About Men's Health?: Resource specifically addressing male health concerns, since men are thought to consult doctors less frequently than women. Offers publications and details of organisations dealing with alcohol and drug abuse, cancer, fitness, heart disease, HIV and AIDS, prostate health, smoking and violence prevention. Also provides information on illnesses specific to men of different ages and races.
Author: National Women's Health Information Center
Subjects: health care, health services
DeweyClass: 362.196
Resource type: document index