This page has details of sites which will be of interest to GP's and members of the public.

Good Practice

• National Association of Primary Care Website http://www.primarycare.co.uk/
• Chief Medical Officer Reports http://www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/cmoh.htm
• National Institute for Clinical Excellence http://www.nice.org.uk/
• Cochrane Library http://www.update-software.com/ccweb/cochrane/cdsr.htm
• Bandolier: http://www.ebando.com
• National electronic library for health: http://www.nelh.nhs.uk
• E lectronic medicines compendium: http://www.emc.vhn.net
• Evidence based Mental Health http://www.ebmh-online.com

Local Sites

• Site set up by Dr Pitts, Southmead hospital. Has useful cardiology information and other resources : http://www.pitts.clara.net
• University of Bristol Dept of Orthopaedics: http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/OrthoSurgery
• Website dealing with General practice issues in Bristol area (Lots of useful links): http://www.physician.org.uk

Societies

• Royal society of medicine: http://www.roysocmed.ac.uk
• Toxicology information for GP's (password required) http://www.spib.axl.co.uk
• British Medical Association : http://www.bma.org.uk
• General Medical Council: http://www.gmc.org.uk

Search Engines

• Askalex: http://www.altavista.com
• Infoseek: http://www.infoseek.com
• Fast search: http://www.alltheweb.com
• Altavista:http://www.altavista.com
• Yahoo:http://www.yahoo.com

Searching the Literature

• Medline (via Pubmed): http://www4.acbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
• Healthworks (Free literature searches): http://www.healthworks.co.uk/
• Electronic BMJ:free searches of past BMJ full text:http://www.bmj.com

Miscellaneous Resources

• Virtual Hospital
• Docnet: http://www.docnet.org.uk
• Medscape: http://www.medscape.com
• Health Index UK: http://www.healthindex.co.uk
• Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov
• UK Medics: http://www.ukmedics.com
• World Health Organization: http://www.who.org
• Medicines Control Agency: http://www.open.gov.uk/mca/mcahome.htm
• Medinet: http://www.medinet.co.uk

Sites of Organisations dealing with Specific Clinical Conditions

• Arthritis Research Campaign: http://www.arc.org.uk
• British Diabetic Association: http://www.diabetes.org.uk
• Cancer Research Campaign: http://www.crc.org.uk
• Breast Cancer Care: http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk
• British Heart Foundation: http://www.bhf.org.uk
• National Asthma Campaign: http://www.asthma.org.uk
• National Osteoprosis Society: http://www.nos.org.uk
• Prostate Cancer Charity: http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
• Migraine Action Association: http://www.migraine.org.uk
• British Epilepsy Association: http://epilepsy.org.uk
• National Association of Colitis & Crohns Disease: http://www.nacc.org.uk
• Enuresis Resource & Information Centre (ERIC) - Bedwetting: http://enuresis.org.uk/
• Digestive Disorders Foundation: http://www.digestivedisorders.org.uk
• Pituitary Patients Foundation: helpline@pitpat.demon.co.uk
• Hypertension: http://www.hyp.ac.uk/bhs
• European Society of Cardiology: http://www.escardio.org/
• CardioNet: http:// http://www.cardio.net
• British hypertension society: http://www.hyp.ac.uk/bhs
• National refractory angina centre:http://www.angina.org
• Site explaining heart failure: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2571
• More information on heart failure:http://www.heartfailure.org

General Sources of Information and Self-help

• Multiple forums and information resource on health: http://www.londonhealth.co.uk
  http://www.journalofwomenshealth.com
• Embarrasing Problems: http://www.embarrasingproblems.co.uk
• BBC Health Check: http://www.bbc.co.uk/health
• Health Education Authority: http://www.hea.org.uk/campaigns
• National Carers Strategy: http://www.doh.gov.uk/carers.htm

Organisations

• Help the Aged http://www.helptheaged.org.uk
• Age Concern http://www.ace.org.uk
• Department of Health http://www.open.gov.uk/doh/coinh.htm
• Doctor Patient Partnership: http://www.doctorpatient.org.uk/
• BBC Radio4 - lots of useful stuff: http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_doctor/
• Avon Health Authority: http://www.avonhealth.org.uk/