- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)
- Represents directors of adult social services in England. Information about their role, membership, regional networks, publications, and contacts.
- BMJ Clinical Evidence
- Clinical Evidence is the continually updated international source of the best available evidence on the effects of common interventions. It provides a succinct account of the current state of clinical conditions. It can be used by anyone making decisions about patient care.
- British Geriatrics Society
- Features information on office directory, grant details, organization notices, research studies and other special interest.
- British Medical Association
- An independent trade union representing practising doctors and medical students; includes details of membership, services, news and contacts.
- British Ophthalmic Anaesthesia Society
- An organisation of anaesthetists, ophthalmologists, and other clinicians, committed to developing the highest level of anaesthetic management during ophthalmic surgery. Includes details of membership, activities and events, newsletter, and contacts.
- The Children's Research Fund
- Formed to support child health projects at Institutes of Child Health and University Departments of Child Health; includes information about some of their projects, and their fundraising.
- General Medical Council
- The independent regulator for doctors in the UK; they maintain the medical register, and set standards for medical training. Information about registration for doctors, their role in dealing with complaints, and contacts.
- Health Direction Limited
- Health Direction Ltd, a totally independent organisation, is the recognised authority in the provision of comprehensive health planning and service development information from Health Authorities/Boards, Primary Care Organisations and Trusts throughout the UK. This is delivered through the most comprehensive and intuitive health planning database (NHS Knowledge Manager) available in the UK.
- Health Professions Council
- Maintains a register of health professionals who meet their standards for training, professional skills, behaviour and health. Includes details of their services, publications, and contacts.
- The Healthcare Commission
- Independent watchdog for healthcare in England. Includes a guide to their services and programmes for patients and carers, and for health professionals.
- King's Fund
- An independent charitable foundation supporting health research and innovation. Includes their current projects, publications, events, and history.
- Medical Research Council (MRC)
- Encourages and supports research to improve human health; information about their current projects and programmes, events, news, and careers.
- Medical Schools Council
- Formed to represent the interests and ambitions of UK Medical Schools; offers information about projects, events, publications, news, and membership.
- North of England Ophthalmological Society
- Promotes postgraduate ophthalmic education in the northern counties of England and North Wales. Includes history, meeting information, news and a forum.
- Patient Information Forum
- PiF is an independent group united by a common purpose, the development, production, and dissemination of high quality information for patients, carers and their families.
- Police Healthcare Scheme
- Provides information on the police healthcare scheme covering England and Wales.
- Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health
- UK charity championing an integrated approach to health with articles, links and newsletter.
- QOF Database
- Devoted to publishing the data produced from the Quality and Outcomes Framework of the GP contract in the UK. This has been used as a method of paying GPs but it contains a lot of information of general interest. Examples include the variation of recorded disease prevalence across the UK or by different practice sizes.
- RDInfo
- Funded by the Department of Health to provide quick and easy access to all health-related funding opportunities open to UK researchers.
- Rehab UK
- Not-for-profit organisation which provides assessment, training and development programmes that enable and empower people with disabilities to break into the workforce or to sustain employment.
- The Royal College of General Practitioners
- An academic and professional organisation for general practitioners in the UK. Information about registration, training and professional development, events, news, publications, and contacts.
- Skills For Health
- Skills for Health is the Sector Skills Council for the UK health sector operating under licence to the government as part of the Skills for Business Network. They work with employers across the National Health Services, the voluntary and independent sectors to identify and address workforce development needs.
- Thalidomide Trust
- Provides relief and assistance for those people born damaged as a result of their mothers having taken the drug Thalidomide during their pregnancy.
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