From my latest book Ways The Human Body Can Go Wrong, here are some useful resources and organisations:
Action Cerebral Palsy – Is a charity that aims to campaign for and provide information to the public about cerebral palsy.
Website: https://actioncp.org/
Action On Pain – Provides advice and information for people affected by chronic pain.
Website: https://action-on-pain.co.uk/
Age UK – A charity that provides information, advice and support for older people.
Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/
Alzheimer’s Society – A charity that understands all aspects of dementia. As well as providing information and advice, it funds research into better treatments.
Website: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Anaphylaxis UK – Supports people with serious allergic reactions. Provides information, advice and training.
Website: https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/
Asthma + Lung UK – A charity looking after people’s lungs. Run by The British Lung Foundation.
Website: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/
Bipolar UK – Supporting people in the UK with Bipolar. As well as providing information and advice, it also runs local support groups.
Website: https://www.bipolaruk.org/
Borderline Support UK – A charity supporting people with Borderline Personality Disorders.
Website: https://borderlinesupport.org.uk/
British Heart Foundation – Provides advice and information about all things cardiac.
Website: https://bhf.org.uk/
British National Formulary (BNF) – Provides information about medications that is useful for healthcare professionals prescribing or administering medication.
Website: https://bnf.nice.org.uk/
Cancer Research UK – Provides advice and information about Cancer, also funds research into better treatments.
Website: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
Cardiac Risk in the Young – A charity that provides information for those that have lost someone to Sudden Cardiac Death.
Website: https://www.c-r-y.org.uk/
Crohn’s & Colitis UK – A national charity providing information, support and funding research for Crohn’s & Colitis in the UK.
Website: https://crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/
Cystic Fibrosis Trust – Provides advice and information for people living with Cystic Fibrosis.
Website: https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/
Diabetes UK – A charity that provides valuable information for people living with all forms of diabetes.
Website: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/
Elton John AIDS Foundation – A charity that aims to prevent HIV infections, educate and inform, provide care for and reduce stigma for people living with HIV across the world.
Website: https://www.eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org/
Endometriosis UK – A UK charity providing information, advice and support for women affected by Endometriosis.
Website: https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/
Epilepsy Action – Provides advice and information about epilepsy.
Website: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/
Family Planning Association – Provides information around contraceptive methods, although a lot of their leaflets and resources have an associated cost.
Website: https://www.fpa.org.uk/
Fibromyalgia Action UK – A national charity providing information and support for people with fibromyalgia in the UK.
Website: https://www.fmauk.org/
FSRH UK – The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH) UK provides guidelines on the issuing of Emergency Contraception and Contraceptive Methods in the UK.
Website: https://www.fsrh.org/home/
General Medical Council (GMC) – The independent regulator of all doctors in the UK.
Website: https://www.gmc-uk.org/
JDRF – A Type 1 Diabetes charity that funds research into a cure and better treatments for people with Type 1 Diabetes.
Website: https://jdrf.org.uk/
Kidney Research UK – A national charity providing information, advice and funding into Kidney Research.
Website: https://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/
Lupus UK – A national charity that provides support for people living with Lupus in the UK.
Website: https://lupusuk.org.uk/
Macmillan Cancer Support – Provides advice, information and support to people living with Cancer.
Website: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
MIND – A mental health charity delivering advice, information and support.
Website: https://www.mind.org.uk/
Motor Neuron Disease Association – A national charity providing support around Motor Neuron Disease and funding research into the disease.
Website: https://www.mndassociation.org/
MS-UK – A charity that provides advice and information about MS.
Website: https://ms-uk.org/
Muscular Dystrophy UK – A national charity that provides a variety of information for people with Muscular Dystrophy and funds research into better treatments.
Websites: https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/
National AIDS Trust – A charity that educates around HIV/AIDS and is responsible for the Red Ribbon campaign.
Website: https://www.nat.org.uk/
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) – Guidelines for best evidence-based practice in the UK.
Website: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance
NHS Inform (Scotland) – The National Health Service (NHS) is the UK’s healthcare provider organisation. NHS Inform is Scotland’s website for health information.
Website: https://www.nhsinform.scot/
NHS Website – The National Health Service (NHS) is the UK’s healthcare provider organisation. Their website contains a wide range of information including: information on conditions, treatments and how to access healthcare in the UK.
Website: https://www.nhs.uk/
NSPCC – A national children’s charity that among other things runs ChildLine.
Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) – The independent regulator of Nurses, Midwives and Nurse Associates in the UK.
Website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/
Parkinson’s UK – A charity that provides information and funds research around Parkinson’s in the UK.
Website: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/
Patient – A useful website providing a wide range of information and tools about health and healthcare.
Website: https://patient.info/
Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK – Provides information and funding for research into better treatments for people with Pulmonary Hypertension.
Website: https://www.phauk.org/
Relate – Provide couples counselling across the UK.
Website: https://www.relate.org.uk/
Re-Solv – A national charity that provides information and advice around use of glues, gases and aerosols. Including the risk of instant death on every occasion of use.
Website: https://www.re-solv.org/
Resuscitation Council UK – Provides guidelines around resuscitation in the UK.
Website: https://www.resus.org.uk/
Royal Osteoporosis Society – A national charity advocating for better bone health.
Website: https://theros.org.uk/
SADS UK – A charity providing information around SADS and prevention (such as defibrillators).
Website: https://www.sadsuk.org.uk/
Sleep Apnoea Trust – Provides support to individuals who experience sleep apnoea.
Website: https://sleep-apnoea-trust.org/
Stroke Association – Provides support for people that have had a Stroke.
Website: https://www.stroke.org.uk/
Terrence Higgins Trust – A UK charity supporting people living with HIV.
Website: https://www.tht.org.uk/
The British Skin Foundation – A charity that funds research into a range of skin conditions.
Website: https://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/
The Thalassaemia Society – A national charity that provides information and resources around living with Thalassaemia.
Website: https://ukts.org/
The UK Sepsis Trust – A charity aiming to reduce preventable sepsis-related deaths.
Website: https://sepsistrust.org/
Joke: How do you hide a £10 note from a Surgeon?
Put it with the patient’s observation charts.
