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Essential Links
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National Health Service and Department of Health
NHS Gateway (www.nhs.uk)
This is the official gateway to National Health Service Organisations on the internet. It provides information about the NHS - what it does, how it works, how to use it. This site also allows you to search for local services, GPs, dentists, opticians etc. More specifically, this website provides a gateway to services in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
NHS Direct is a 24 hour confidential help line staffed by expert nurses (0845 4647). The web site contains information about what to do if you are unwell, a number of self-help guides and an encyclopeadia. You can also contact NHS Direct Wales.
NELH - National Electronic Library for Health
A digital library for NHS staff, patients and the public.
NICE - National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Best practice information and guidance, covering individual health technologies and clinical management of conditions.
NHS Information Authority (NHSIA)
Portal to NHS sites dealing with health informatics.
Search for specific vacancies in the NHS. See also NHS Careers.
The latest news and information about the DOH and its work. Access to the wide range of publications, policy and guidance that the department produces. Links to specific parts of the DOH web site are listed below.
The official government public information service. (replaces Uk Online)
Other NHS and national web sites:
CHI - now replaced by the Healthcare Commission
Electronic Record Development and Implementation Programme
Family Health Services Appeals Authority
Health Development Agency (HDA)
Health Promotion England (HPE)
Health Technology Assessment (NHS R & D Programme)
Medicines Control Agency (MCA)
National Primary Care Audit Group
Information Management and Technology in the NHS
Institute for Health Care Management
National Association of Primary Care
National Nursing Leadership Project
NHS Primary Care Group Alliance
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
NHS R&D Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
NHS R&D Strategy Anglia and Oxford
NHS Information Standards Board
NHS Workforce Development Confederations
Prescription Pricing Authority (PPA)
Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS)
Public Health Observatory (PHO)
Tagish Directory of UK Government Web Sites
Your NHS: The Nation's Health Service
Department of Health sections:
COIN (Circulars on the Internet)
POINT (Publications on the Internet)
Information and IT for the NHS (Information Policy Unit)
NHS Executive Regional Offices
Public Health and Clinical Quality
Waiting Lists and Waiting Times Data for England
Waiting Lists and Waiting Times Data for England
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| Mental Health Bulletins |
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The DOH IPU (Information Policy Unit) is responsible for the implementation of the NHS Information Strategy. The What's New page lists the latest policies and related documents. |
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The DOH is responsible for setting the overall policies for health in UK (see website) Useful information on this website is the Information Strategy section (IPU) and the The NHS Plan. The is also information on the next steps in delivering the NHS Plan |
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