Self Help Topics M
Self Help Topics N-Q
Self Help Topics R-W
DIABETES
Better Under Seven: www.diabetesa1c.co.uk
Diabetes Insight: www.diabetes-insight.info
Diabetes UK: 0845 120 2960 www.diabetes.org.uk
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust: 01604 622 837 www.iddtinternational.org
GENERAL HEALTH AND MEDICINES INFORMATION
Consumer Health Information Centre (General advice on everyday healthcare problems):
www.chic.org.uk
Health Supplements Information Service:
www.hsis.org.uk
Medicine Chest On Line (info on medicines & food supplements available from Pharmacist):
www.medicinechestonline.com
National Institute For Clinical Excellence (NICE) (recommendations on medicines, treatment and care for individual conditions): 020 7067 5800
www.nice.org.uk
National Pharmaceutical Association:
www.askyourpharmacist.co.uk
Treatment Notes (Patient information leaflets produced by Which? and based on the highly respected Drug and Therapeutic bulletin received by all prescribers in the UK): Available at www.nelh.nhs.uk/treatmentnotes/
HEARING AND SIGHT
International Glaucoma Association: 020 7737 3265
www.iga.org.uk
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB): 020 7391 2223
www.rnib.org.uk
RNID (For deaf and hard of hearing people): 0808 808 0123
www.rnid.org.uk
HEART BLOOD AND CIRCULATION
Anti Coagulation - Europe:
www.anticoagulationeurope.org
Blood Pressure Association: 020 872 4994
www.bpassoc.org.uk
British Cardiac Patients Association: 01954 202 022
www.bcpa.co.uk
British Heart Foundation: 0845 070 8070
www.bhf.org.uk
Children's Heart Foundation: 0808 808 5000
www.childrens-heart-fed.org.uk
Deep Vein Thrombosis: www.inate.org
Haemophilia Society: 020 7380 0600
www.haemophilia.org.uk
Hearts for life: www.heartsforlife.co.uk
H-E-A-R-T UK: 01628 628 638
www.heartuk.org.uk
Sickle Cell Society: 020 8961 7795
www.sicklecellsociety.org
Stroke Association: 0845 303 3100
www.stroke.org.uk
HIV and AIDS
National AIDS Trust: 020 7814 6767
www.nat.org.uk
Terrence Higgins Trust: 0845 122 1200
www.tht.org.uk
UK Coalition of Patients living with HIV and AIDS: 020 7564 2180
www.ukcoalition.org
You Choose: www.youchoose.org.uk
INFECTIONS
British Polio Fellowship: 020 8842 1898
www.britishpolio.org.uk
Encephalitis Resource Centre: 01653 604 366
www.encephalitis.info
Meningitis Research Foundation: 24 hour helpline 080 8800 3344 (UK), 1890 41 33 44 (Rep of Ireland)
www.meningitis.org
Meningitis Trust: 0845 6000 800
www.meningitis-trust.org
RAPPID (Paediatric Pneumococcal Infection): 020 7465 6438
www.rappid.org.uk
LEARNING DISABILITIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
National Society For Epilepsy: 01494 601 300 Information Resource Pack www.epilepsynse.org.uk/pages/info/leaflets/learning.cfm
The Elfrida Society (information leaflets about mental health medications): www.elfrida.com/publ.html
SCOPE: 020 7619 7100 www.scope.org.uk
MENCAP: 020 7696 5566 www.mencap.org.uk
Mental Health Medication: 020 7359 7443 www.elfrida.com/publ.html
LIVER and KIDNEY
British Kidney Patients Association: 01420 472 021 www.britishkidney-pa.co.uk
British Liver Trust: 01425 463 080 www.britishlivertrust.org.uk
Children’s Liver Disease Foundation: 0121 212 3839 www.childliverdisease.org
National Kidney Federation: 0845 601 0209 www.kidney.org.uk
National Kidney Help line: 0845 070 7601 www.nkrf.org.uk
