Napp - Useful Links

Organisation	Description
www.4ps.com/	4 Ps - Preparing Professionals for Partnership with the Public A specialist development agency that prepares NHS staff to work in partnership with patients and public.
www.besttreatments.co.uk/btuk/home.jsp	Best Treatments BestTreatments is a website that rates thousands of health and medical treatments, based on how well they work.
www.bma.org.uk	British Medical Association Represents doctors from all branches of medicine all over the UK. A voluntary association with about 80 per cent of practising doctors in membership
www.charity-commission.gov.uk	Charity Commission Charity commission for England and Wales
www.CitizensConnection.net	Citizens Connection An independent educational organisation created with Camelot funding by Common Purpose. Its intentions are to help ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
www.cafamily.org.uk/	Contact a Family Contact a Family is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.
www.cppih.org/	CPPIH The Commission's role is to make sure the public is involved in decision making about health and health services in England. There are 572 Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forums, one for each NHS Trust in England. They are working with all sectors of the community and finding out what people really think about health in their local areas.
www.doh.gov.uk	Department of Health Aims to improve the health and well-being of people in England. Here you will find the latest on the Department's work, as well as health and social care guidance, publications and policy.
www.equalityhumanrights.com/pages/eocdrccre.aspx	Equlity and Human Right Commission The three equality commissions merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission: Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) Disability Rights Commission (DRC) Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)
www.firstpracticemanagement.co.uk	First Practice Management Providing a wide range of information and support specifically for today’s Medical Practice Manager
www.healthcarecommission.org.uk	Healthcare Commission The Healthcare Commission promotes improvement in the quality of the NHS and independent healthcare
www.helpthehospices.org.uk	Help the Hospices Umbrella organization providing financial support to hospices to ensure the care and comfort of the terminally ill is maintained.
www.kingsfund.org.uk	King's Fund A leading UK independent health policy charity, working particularly in health service management. Its web site contains a long and well-used list of links to other useful web pages in the topic areas of health care and health service management.
www.medicalaudit.co.uk	Medical Audit Evidence based medicine, clinical audit and informatics.
www.medicalert.org.uk	MedicAlert MedicAlert is the only non-profit making, registered charity to provide a life-saving identification system for individuals with hidden medical conditions and allergies. They can provide free or subsidised membership to individuals on a limited income.
www.mentalhealth.org.uk	Mental Health Foundation The leading UK charity working in mental health and learning disabilities. With pioneering research and community projects they aim to improve the support available for people with mental health problems and people with learning disabilities.
Museums, Archives and Libraries Council www.mla.gov.uk	Museum, Libraries & Acrchives Council An initiative that will increase the availability of information through public buildings such as libraries. Could play a part in making on-line health information and access to local on-line health forums available to those who do not own or have use of a computer.
www.nao.gov.uk	National Audit Office Totally independently of Government,they scrutinise public spending on behalf of Parliament, audit the accounts of all government departments and agencies as well as a wide range of other public bodies, and report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which government bodies have used public money.
www.ncpc.org.uk	The National Council for Palliative Care The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) is the umbrella organisation for all those who are involved in providing, commissioning and using palliative care and hospice services in England, Wales & Northern Ireland. NCPC promotes the extension and improvement of palliative care services for all people with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions. NCPC promotes palliative care in health and social care settings across all sectors to government, national and local policy makers.
www.library.nhs.uk/Default.aspx	National Library for Health A massive collection of interlinked information about health.
www.nice.org.uk	National Institute for Clinical Excellence Part of the National Health Service (NHS). Its role is to provide patients, health professionals and the public with authoritative, robust and reliable guidance on current “best practice”.
www.askyourpharmacist.co.uk	National Pharmacy Association As part of the NPA’s ongoing "Ask Your Pharmacist" consumer PR and advertising campaign, askyourpharmacist.co.uk provides the consumer with health information, as well as raising awareness of the advice and support that the pharmacist can provide.
www.nhsalliance.org	NHS Alliance The NHS Alliance champions, supports and represents NHS primary care and all those working in it as a movement committed to a fair and progressive NHS that is free from the traditional tribalism of single interest groups. At the same time, it recognises the value of specialist expertise and its thirteen professional networks allow all groups to benefit from their insights, ideas and experience.
www.nhsconfed.net	NHS Confederation The organisation to which most NHS organisations are affiliated.
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk	NHS Direct A gateway to health information on the internet. Includes health encyclopaedia, self-help guide, guide to healthy living & NHS local information database.
www.networks.nhs.uk	NHS Networks A website that aims to connect people and places to ensure that the good things that are happening in the NHS are known by and influence as many people as possible
www.uktransplant.org.uk/register	NHS Organ Donor Register Give the gift of life. Join the NHS Organ Donor Register. Organ Donor Line 0845 60 60 400. Right now more than 8,000 people in the UK need an organ transplant that could save or improve their life. But each year around 400 people die while waiting for a transplant. If you want to help someone live after your death, sign up to the register now.
www.nhs.uk	NHS.uk A new website that provides details of NHS services, with information local to your area. Not yet complete, but promises to provide a single source of information for details right down to opening hours for pharmacies!
www.nspcc.org.uk	NSPCC The UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.
www.nmc-uk.org/nmc/main/splash.html	Nursing & Midwifery Council This regulatory body sets professional standards for nurses. Details about how members of the public can make complaints against nurses who fail to provide patients with appropriate care. The site also features message boards, quizzes and advice on how to register to work as a nurse in the UK.
www.pagb.co.uk	Proprietary Association for Great Britain Represents the manufacturers of over-the-counter medicines and fod supplements in the UK.
www.patient.co.uk	Patient UK A directory of health information and groups. A CHIQ partner.
www.patients-association.com	Patients Association "Listening to patients, speaking up for Change" The Patients Association was formed in 1963 as a consumer voice in healthcare in the UK. There is no formal connection to any other patient association or group.
www.thepatientsforum.org.uk/default.asp	Patients Forum The Patients Forum website recently introduced N.A.P.P. as a member of the Patients Forum.
www.popan.org.uk	Witness Against Abuse by health & Care workers (Formerly Popan) Helps people who have been abused by health or social care professionals and works towards preventing future abuse
www.rcgp.org.uk	Royal College of General Practitioners "Encouraging, fostering and maintaining the highest possible standards in general medical practice".
www.rcn.org.uk	Royal College of Nursing The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies
www.sane.org.uk	Sane One of the UK's leading charities concerned with improving the lives of everyone affected by mental illness.
www.shelter.org.uk	Shelter A UK campaigning charity for homeless and badly housed people.
www.ukselfhelp.info	UK Self Help An on-line directory providing the telephone numbers of over 760 UK Self Help Groups and hyperlinks to over 560 web sites. Possibly the most up-to-date on-line directory of UK Self Help Groups.
www.who.dk	WHO World Heath Organisation
www.popan.org.uk	Witness Against Abuse by health & Care workers (Formerly Popan) Helps people who have been abused by health or social care professionals and works towards preventing future abuse