Some useful information anticoagulation treatment for GPs. Offering software for sale.

UK health and care information specialist provides online National Health Service information including Medical Dictionaries, GP Practices, Hospital Doctors, NHS Local Government and Retail Pharmacists

Research into hypertension and related vascular disease, including coronary heart disease. Produces and distributes guidelines and educational materials for health professionals.

Annual reports available in PDF format. Bound copies can be ordered. Information on post mortems for patients and professionals.

Resource for GP practices, Primary Care Groups and Health Authorities. Based within the Dept of General Practice, Leicester University. Details of research projects, a model for clinical governance and a number of useful audit protocols are available.

Access restricted to GMC registered doctors. Medical databases, pharmaceutical/drug index, medical articles, forums. Free E-mail service available.

Network of information from various NHS libraries.

News and information for medical professionals and those associated with the medical industry.

Teaching resources about meningitis for healthcare professionals, produced by a company owned by the National Meningitis Trust.

Health section of this collaborative project which aims to make scientific information freely available to the worldwide community.

Sports nutrition information and advice. Offers a sports science exchange as an information resource and a quarterly sports science e-mail update and newsletter upon registration.

UK medical portal for healthcare professionals on the internet. Access specialty sites, databases, journals, online textbooks, organisations, & jobs.

Online resource centre for British medical students and practitioners.

Website designed to share experience of managing minor illness in Primary Care - particularly the role of practice nurses.

Mental Health resources. Virtual branch library of the government's National electronic Library for Health (NeLH). Site still under development (Jan 2000)

Database of ongoing and recently completed research projects related to the National Health Service. Information on over 49,000 research projects.

Collection of quality assessed Internet resources in medicine and related sciences. Comprehensive database with search facilities.

Official body (England and Wales) for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring infectious diseases. Statistics and fact sheets available.

Umbrella site for the eight Public Health Observatories, set up by the Department of Health, to provide knowledge, information and surveillance in public health.

Provides access to databases, patient information leaflets, local and national guidelines and useful links. Some parts are password restricted.

Based at Newcastle University. A research and education centre for health informatics. Projects include PRODIGY.

Directory of Hospitals, Trusts and Specialists in the UK.

Educational resource from the Scottish Radiological Society. Xrays, online tutorials and case presentations.

A Medical Algorithm is any computation, formula, survey, or look-up table, useful in healthcare. Over 1600 algorithms available, organized into 43 chapters. Available as zipped Excel workbooks for download.

Medical engineering directory with news and links.

Information, advice and support for carers. The Trust's has network of approximately a hundred Carers Centres in the UK.

Specialised courses for health professionals who wish to improve their writing skills.

Online database of the National Poisons Information Service. Access restricted to registered users, such as general practitioners and hospital departments.

Password restricted Internet portal designed for doctors. Free accredited educational courses, information and forums.

A range of links relevant to those working in the field of health economics.

Postgraduate Medical and Dental education in the Wessex area.

Networked learning in the new NHS. For primary health care. Developed from a project commissioned by the NHS executive. Excellent library of resources. Mailing lists.

Site for healthcare professionals providing an explanation of nicotine addiction and information on Zyban.