January 2008
C O N T E N T S
Contents
list is in alphabetical order. Scroll down the page manually.
A
2.
ALCOHOLISM
Help
for children of alcoholics
For families & friends of alcoholics
Awareness of alcoholism
3.
ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE/DEMENTIA
Alzheimer's Society (UK) care and
research charity
Alzheimer's Society (Aus) , info in
other languages
Dementia Advocacy and Support Network
international
network
set up by people with dementia for people with dementia
Further Info On
Alzheimer’s Disease via HEALTHOPEDIA
(Health
Encyclopedia) )
4.
ANOREXIA
and BULIMIA : Symptoms,Causes,Seeking Help,
Treatment, Self-Help and Advice.
5.
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis Care
A website from an organisation
supporting the care of Arthritis
7.
ASTHMA (Managing this chronic
condition).
Peak Flow Chart : Download a Print out of
this Chart
to fill in Details manually.
9. AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER (Autism
and Asperger Syndrome.)
10. AWARDS
B
1.
BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood
Pressure Association A website for comprehensive coverage of
important facts about high blood pressure,
Frequently Asked Questions and medication.
Blood
Pressure Monitoring (Includes mention of 'White Coat Hypertension)
Home Blood Pressure Record
Sheet Save
a copy to own PC for
completion when so required.
2.
BLOOD TESTS & WHAT THEY
MEAN
5.
BODY MASS INDEX
Refer to BMI Chart
C
1.Cancer
CancerBACUP
Macmillan Cancer Relief
2. CHARGES TO PATIENTS AT EHMC FOR NON-NHS SERVICES .
See List of Fees
3. CHAPERONE
POLICY PATIENT NOTIFICATION
4. CHICKENPOX
5. CHILDREN
(High temperatures)
Mabel Goes To Hospital [Open for 'A Short Story']
6.
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Contact a family
7. CHIROPODY
Information and Advice
STEPWISE Website
8. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease
Understanding The Treatment Of COPD
British Lung Foundation
9. CHILD ABUSE
Home
Office Leaflet “Keeping Children safe from sex offenders”
Chapters cover: 1. Who are child
sex offenders and how do they operate?
2. How does the law control child sex offenders?
3. How are child sex offenders in
the community managed?
4. Who checks it is all working?
5. What general information about child sex
offenders do I have rights to?
6. What specific information
about child sex offenders do I have rights to?
7. I have
serious concerns about the behaviour of a particular individual.
What should I do?
8. What should I do if a child tells me they have been sexually abused?
9. How can I find out more?
D
1.
DIABETES
Refer to Managing
Chronic Illness
Diabetes UK [Frequently Asked
Questions]
Diabetes
UK [ Travelling Abroad With Syringes and Medication]
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
2.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
for Health and Social care policy, guidance and publications
3.
Depression
Depression alliance
The Samaritans
Cruse Bereavement Care
5.
DOCTORS
6.
DOPPLERS
7.
DOWN'S SYNDROME
Down's Syndrome
8.
DRUG PROBLEMS
National Drug Prevention Alliance
Families Anonymous- For friends &
families of drug users
National Drugs Helpline
9.
DYSLEXIA
British Dyslexia
Association the voice of dyslexic people
NHS Magazine
Feature1
10.
DIET
AND WEIGHT REDUCTION
British
Dietetic Association Advice
E
1.
EATING DISORDERS
Eating Disorder Association
Self-Esteem
2.
E.C.G
Electrocardiograph
Monitoring an overview
3.
Elderly
Age
Concern, England
Help
the Aged
Alzheimer's Society
4.
EMBARRASSING MEDICAL PROBLEMS
Straight talking on medical
problems which patients often find embarrassing.
5.
EPILEPSY
BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION
National Society of
Epilepsy
for General Information:
Diagnosis, Seizures, Treatment
and Living with Epilepsy
Epilepsy Action
for further general
information.
6.
EYESIGHT
RNIB
SENSE
See Macular Disease listed under 'M' below
F
1.
FAMILY PLANNING
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
FPA
G
1. Government Department Links
H
1. HAYFEVER
Conditions and Treatment
2. Heart Disease
British
Heart Foundation
3. HEALTH
INFORMATION
Patient Information Leaflets and Self-Help
Groups
The NHS
Direct Self-Help Guide
The
Healthy Heart Clinic [EHMC]
'SurgeryDoor
Health Encyclopedia (Healthopedia)
4 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Electronic Quality Information
for Patients NHS Website
I
1. Indigestion
2. INFLUENZA
3.
INVESTIGATIONS
A Public Resource on Clinical
Testing see Investigations
Page
4. IMMUNISATION
Frequently
asked questions about MMR
Haemophilus
Influenza typeB (Hib) Vaccination
Related Subjects
6.
J
K
L
1. LEAFLETS
LEAFLET 1 : Pneumococcal
LEAFLET 2 : Diabetes
LEAFLET 3 : Influenza
LEAFLET 4 : Osteoporosis
LEAFLET 5 : Patient Advice & Liaison Service
LEAFLET 6 : Preventing Cancer of the Cervix
LEAFLET 7 : Benefits from Stopping Smoking
LEAFLET 8 : Anorexia &
Bulimia
LEAFLET 9: Repeat Prescriptions for 28 Days
LEAFLET 10: Maternity Leave
LEAFLET 11: Travel
Health/Vaccinations (See ‘Y’ below for information regarding
Yellow Fever Vaccination)
M
1.
MACULAR DEGENERATION
NHS Direct : What is Macular
Degeneration?
Symptoms,
Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
Additional
Information (Includes the Amsler Grid Test)
The Macular
Disease Society
2.
MAMMOGRAM
4.
M.E.
Myalgic
Encephalomyelitis Info on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
5.
MEDICINE CHEST
NHS
Direct Medicine
Chest Suggestions
6. MEDICINE
GUIDES
Comprehensive Information for Patients - these guides under development
and to have updated entries.
7. MEDICINE REMINDER CHART
Useful chart for patients and carers
8. MENINGITIS and Septicaemia
9. MENTAL DIFFICULTIES
Turning
Point
MENTAL HEALTH CARE [See also Clinics & Services]
Links for Self-Help Guides (pdf
format)
(as produced by
ClinicalPsychologists-Graduate Primary Care Mental Health)
1. Controlling Anger
2. Depression
3.Depression and
Low Mood
4.OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS
5. Panic
6. Post-Traumatic
Stress
7. Shyness and Social Anxiety
8. Sleep Problems
9. Stress and
Anxiety
10. Stress
11. Understanding
Voices and Disturbing Beliefs
10. MIGRAINE
Migraine Action
Association
Migraine Trust
NHS DIRECT coverage of SYMPTOMS,
CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS and TREATMENT
11. MRI
SCANNER
Patient Area Information for Frequently Asked Questions,
Technical
Description of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and
Description of a Scan.
12. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
All About
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis
Society : General Overview
Note: Information Team and Local Information Centres and
points:
infoteam@mssociety.org.uk
Ms Information Centre: librarian@mssociety.org.uk
Research Team: researchadmin@mssociety.org.uk
N
1. NHS Direct
This
supplementary service by NHS Direct is
available 24 hours a day for
answering healthcare questions.
Telephone: 0845 4647 which is a
nurse-led multi-lingual helpline.
Patients may be referred to this service during
Practice "Out of Hours".
You
can find more information about this in the section
entitled About the Practice.
2.
NORTHWICK
PARK HOSPITAL DIRECTIONS
3.
NURSES
O
1. Online
Bookings
for info on Registration
and Booking Procedures:
Conditional use of the system
Application to use the booking system
Initial Registration Process
Making an appointment via the website
2. OSTEOPOROSIS
see Leaflet 4
DoH Guidelines on prevention and
treatment
3. OSTEOPATHY
Refer to 'Clinics
and Services'
P
1.
PACEMAKERS
Why
do I need a Pacemaker?
How do Pacemakers work?
Lifestyle and Interference
Problems
2.
PATIENTS’ ASSOCIATION
Its Function and Services
4.
PATIENTS SELF-HELP
and INFORMATION
5. Patient UK Link For informative Leaflets.
6.
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
UK Parkinson's Disease Society Supporting
all with this disease, their
families. friends and carers.
7.
PASSPORT/DRIVING
LICENCE FORMS-PHOTOS
8. PNEUMOCOCCAL/VACCINE
for older people.
9.
PATIENT ADVICE AND
LIAISON SERVICE [PALS]
Harrow Primary Care Trust
see Leaflet 5
10.
PRESCRIPTIONS
General Information
NHS Leaflet
HC11 for info on free prescriptions.
NHS
Booklet HC12 for 'charges'.
11.
PRIVATE CLAIM FORMS (Approvals)
e.g., BUPA , PPP.
Q
R
2.
REFLUX OESOPHAGITIS
Acid Reflux and Oesophagitis
Causes and Symptoms
3. RESEARCH
S
1. SALT INTAKE Food Standards Agency
2. Samaritans
Harrow Samaritans, available 24 hours a day on (020) 8427 7777.
The centre at
3. SELF TREATMENT OF COMMON ILLNESSES AND ACCIDENTS
What to do and
where to go when you are unwell
Refer to Health Information above.
4. What
should I do for self-care?
5. SHINGLES [herpes varicella-zoster]
Herpes Viruses Association2
6. SKIN
Acne Support
National Eczema Society
Vitiligo Association
Herpes Viruses Association
7. SMEAR TESTS
8. SMOKING CESSATION
Info & Advice
Before and After Effects
Quit
9. SOCIAL
A Dedicated Website
for Local Mums:
For Registration go to Website - www.netmums.com/harrow
E-mail - harrow@netmums.com
10. SOCIAL CARE Information for the Disabled, Homebound and
Carers
11. STOOL
SAMPLES
12. STROKES
Information and Advice
The Stroke
Association
13. SWABS
1. TETANUS
Immunisation and Information
2. TISSUE SAMPLES, NAIL CUTTINGS ETC
3. TRAVEL SERVICE ADVICE
Dept of Health : Health Advice for Travellers
Travel and Holiday Advice: see EHMC Travel Advice
Leaflet
Vaccinations for global travel see:Questions & Answers
Additional travel Info [Travel Vaccines]
Leaflet 11:
Health/Vaccinations
4. TRAVEL RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
Download this form for
completion. Then post it to EHMC for perusal
prior to assessment
appointment.
4. TREATMENTS
Unbiased advice on the full range of treatments available
for a particular condition.
5. TUBERCULOSIS
Current Report from NHS
U
1.
ULTRASOUND
V
1. Vaccinations / Immunisation (under
review)
NHS
Info
General Info Link
2. Vertigo
Introduction, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis
Treatment, Prevention
W
1.
WHOOPING
COUGH [ on this link refer to section on
‘Immunisation Clinic – Children’]
X
1.
X RAYS
Y
YELLOW FEVER - Centres for vaccinations
Please note that vaccinations for
Yellow Fever are no longer carried out at Elliott Hall Medical Centre.
Please ring reception on 020 8428
4019 for information regarding the nearest centres.
Z