- A Picture of Health
- The BBC and the OU came together to take a snapshot of a typical day in the 21st-century NHS.
- The Information Centre for Health and Social Care (IC)
- England's central authoritative source of health and social care information. Offers facts and figures for the various health and social care communities in the UK.
- Involve
- National advisory group, funded through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which promotes active public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research. Contains FAQ and information on how to get involved.
- Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
- The executive agency of the Department of Health, protecting and promoting public health and patient safety.
- National Health Service History
- Online version of Geoffrey Rivett's book, "From Cradle to Grave - the first 50 years of the NHS", a history covering 1948-1998, now extended to 2008.
- National Institute for Clinical Excellence
- An independent organisation providing guidance on health and clinical practice; includes details of its role, services, procedures, and contacts.
- New Health Network
- Established in 1999 by health professionals to promote positive change in the NHS and is committed to sustainable health service modernisation. Information on their activities, publications and news archive.
- NHS Centre for Involvement
- Supports and encourages the NHS and other organisations to involve patients and the public in health and social care decision-making.
- NHS Choices
- Offers substantial advice and reference sections on conditions, treatments, and keeping good health. Also includes a decription of the National Health Service.
- NHS Improvement
- National improvement programme working with clinical networks and NHS organisations to transform, deliver and sustain improvements across the entire pathway of care in cancer, cardiac, diagnostics and stroke services.
- NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
- Supports the NHS to transform healthcare for patients and the public. Information on their work as available publications.
- NHS Networks
- Intended 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.
- NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) Programme
- National research programme that has been established to consolidate and develop the evidence base on the organisation, management and delivery of health care services.
- Tredegar Medical Aid Society
- A history of the workmen's health scheme in Ebbw Vale used by Aneurin Bevan as a model for establishing the NHS.
- UK Transplant
- Manages the National Transplant Database of donors and patients, and the national Organ Donor Register; information about their services and policies, annual report and job vacancies.
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