Web Directory

» Action for Victims of Medical Accidents.
   Registered charity giving free advice about complaining about healthcare or clinical negligence litigation in the UK.
   http://www.avma.org.uk

» Clinical Claims
   Advice site to refer and handle clinical negligence claims. For patients who are the victims of medical accidents and those who support and advise them.
   http://clinicalclaims.com

» Discern Project
   Tool for assessing the quality of health information found on the Internet. Designed for use by consumers and still under development by the University of Oxford.
   http://www.discern.org.uk/

» Medical Claims
   How to complain about medical treatment and advice on how to set about making a claim.
   http://www.medicalclaims.co.uk/

» Medical Pages
   Directory listing UK health sites. Hospitals, GP practices, specialist sites, support groups, medical and health products.
   http://www.medicalpages.co.uk

» Medicdirect.co.uk
   Includes Web site containing a good collection of medical information.
   http://www.medicdirect.co.uk/

» Medway Carers Centre
   Offers support with benefits, letter writing and dealing with professionals.
   http://www.medwaycarerscentre.org.uk/

» Patient Opinion
   Unofficial online service enabling patients to share their experiences of health care in order to help others and encourage change for the better.
   http://www.patientopinion.org.uk/

» Patient Protect
   Unofficial organisation which aims to expose and prevent neglect and incompetence in the health service. Examples of problems, advice on how to complain, and a list of relevant organisations.
   http://www.patientprotect.org/

» Private Healthcare UK
   helps people find information about private health insurance, private hospitals, nursing and residential care, health screening and the private healthcare industry in general.
   http://www.privatehealth.co.uk

» Proprietary Association of Great Britain
   Represents the manufacturers of over-the-counter medicines and food supplements. Provides industry details, consumer research, and comments on topical issues.
   http://www.pagb.co.uk/

» Student Health
   Includes information for students and young people on travel, sport, sexual and other health issues.
   http://www.studenthealth.co.uk/

» The Medical Defence Union
   Prepared by the body charged with defending doctors in claims of medical negligence. This site has many helpful pages of information for both the professional and the patient.
   http://www.the-mdu.co.uk

» The Patients Association
   A national voluntary organisation run by an elected Council and independent of government and health service organisations. Advises, supports and campaigns for better services for patients.
   http://www.patients-association.com/

» TheSite
   YouthNet UK is a small registered charity, providing information on drugs, health, sex, housing and relationships for young people in the UK.
   http://www.thesite.org

» Webhealth
   Information and advice to health professionals and patients with self-help groups, research, nutritional advice, alternative and complementary medicine.
   http://www.webhealth.co.uk