You may find some of the following websites useful:

General Advice

• NHS Direct – includes health information and self-help guides from the NHS.
• BBC Health – general health information and advice from the BBC.
• Patient UK – includes patient information leaflets, self-help groups and web directory.
• MedInfo – providing free and easy to understand medical information and advice.

Emotional Support

• The Samaritans– confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Telephone: 08457 90 90 90
• SupportLine– confidential emotional support for children, young adults and adults.

Specific Groups

• Embarrassing Problems– “straight-talking good advice” on a range of embarrassing problems.
• Teenage Health Freak– advice for teenagers and those who work with them by local doctors Drs Ann McPherson and Aidan Macfarlane.
• Women’s Health Information– information for women and their partners regarding pregnancy choices and some common gynaecological conditions.
• Fit for Travel – Travel Health Information from the NHS.
• Kid’s Health – Kid’s Health from USA, for parents, kids and teens.
• Immunisations – Immunisation Information from NHS.
• MMR The Facts – Extensive information on MMR vaccine from NHS.

Specific Diseases and Conditions

• National AIDS Trust – from UK National AIDS Trust.
• National Asthma Campaign – from UK National Asthma Campaign.
• Back Care – from National Back Pain Association.
• Breast Cancer Campaign – UK Charity researching Breast Cancer.
• Cancer Research UK – Information on cancer.
• Macmillan – Helping people live with cancer.
• Bullying Online – Helping children and their parents with bullying.
• ERIC Online – Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence – advice on Bedwetting and Soiling.
• The Pain Research Institute – information on various types of chronic pain.
• The Coeliac Society – information on Coeliac Disease.
• Gluten-free Recipes – Gluten-free Recipes for patients with coeliac disease.
• The National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease – Inflammatory bowel disease information.
• British Diabetic Association – charity to improve the lives of people with diabetes and to work towards a future without diabetes.
• Epilepsy Action – from the British Epilepsy Association.
• British Heart Foundation – information and advice for patients with heart diseases.
• Heart UK – formerly Family Heart Association and British Hyperlipidaemia Association.
• The Royal National Institute for Deaf People – for deaf and hard of hearing people.
• British Liver Trust – the national charity for adult liver disease.
• MIND – Mental Health advice.
• Family Planning Association – Contraception and Sexual Health.
• The National Eczema Society – information for patients of all ages with eczema.
• Stroke Association – Stroke information.
• DVLA – Medical Rules for Drivers.

Other

• Haddenham.net– Community Web Site for Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.
• Aylesbury Vocational Training Scheme– Part of the Bucks MEC website.
• Oxford Deanery Department of General Practice– Responsible for GP education in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
• Carers Bucks